Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Pittsburg, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Pittsburg was M 3.0, 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA, at 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026. 52 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,131 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 189
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA
Reported felt: 502 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 14 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 16 minutes ago · this page 01:34 UTC

The latest 50

2.2 25 km (16 mi) W of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
1.9 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA Sep 15, 2026
4:23 pm PDT
3.0 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 52 Sep 14, 2026
6:47 am PDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
3.1 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 257 Sep 12, 2026
12:25 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 8 Sep 8, 2026
10:57 am PDT
1.8 23 km (15 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Sep 8, 2026
5:44 am PDT
1.7 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA Sep 4, 2026
9:35 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 6 Aug 21, 2026
11:32 am PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Aug 19, 2026
10:04 am PDT
2.5 13 km (8 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2026
1:18 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SE of Pittsburg, CA Aug 13, 2026
7:58 am PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:08 pm PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Jul 17, 2026
12:27 pm PDT
1.9 15 km (10 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 4 km (2 mi) S of Pittsburg, CA Jul 11, 2026
11:58 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Jul 10, 2026
12:28 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA Jul 3, 2026
5:02 am PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Jul 2, 2026
12:03 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 3 Jun 29, 2026
11:38 am PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA Jun 22, 2026
1:11 pm PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA Jun 15, 2026
2:17 am PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA Jun 13, 2026
8:34 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Pittsburg, CA Jun 12, 2026
10:50 am PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA Jun 10, 2026
7:00 pm PDT
2.4 15 km (10 mi) WSW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 1 Jun 9, 2026
1:52 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA Jun 7, 2026
8:56 am PDT
3.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 1,756 Jun 7, 2026
8:37 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA Jun 7, 2026
4:19 am PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Pittsburg, CA May 29, 2026
12:41 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 1 May 27, 2026
1:23 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA May 26, 2026
9:51 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA May 26, 2026
9:27 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA May 26, 2026
9:24 pm PDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA May 26, 2026
9:11 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SW of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 2 May 26, 2026
7:34 pm PDT
1.5 4 km (2 mi) NNW of Pittsburg, CA May 26, 2026
3:17 am PDT
1.8 5 km (3 mi) S of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 1 May 18, 2026
5:11 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Pittsburg, CA May 15, 2026
6:43 am PDT
1.8 9 km (6 mi) SE of Pittsburg, CA May 10, 2026
5:14 am PDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA · felt by 2 May 1, 2026
9:10 am PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Pittsburg, CA May 1, 2026
8:23 am PDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Pittsburg time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Pittsburg are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Pittsburg; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Pittsburg:

6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 43 km WNW of Pittsburg 2014
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 23 km SSE of Pittsburg 1980
5.4 South of Elmira, California · 30 km N of Pittsburg 1902
5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 35 km SSE of Pittsburg 1980
5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 26 km SSE of Pittsburg 1980

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Greenville fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Concord fault, 15 km from its surface trace
Green Valley fault, 24 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Bay Point 7 km · Antioch 7 km · Clayton 11 km · Concord 14 km · Oakley 15 km · Pacheco 17 km · Pleasant Hill 18 km · Brentwood 20 km

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