Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Pleasant Hill, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026 · 23 km (15 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Pleasant Hill was M 3.0, 23 km (15 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA, at 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026. 52 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,881 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 490
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, in Pleasant Hill, CA
Reported felt: 976 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 2 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 22 km (14 mi) W of Pleasant Hill, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 28, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 27, 2026
3:48 am PDT
2.3 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.2 15 km (9 mi) NW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
1.7 2 km (2 mi) NNE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 16, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:54 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:53 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) E of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 15, 2026
4:23 pm PDT
2.4 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 3 Sep 15, 2026
1:00 pm PDT
3.0 23 km (15 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 52 Sep 14, 2026
6:47 am PDT
2.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
3.1 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 257 Sep 12, 2026
12:25 am PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:02 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 1 Sep 10, 2026
3:00 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 10, 2026
2:27 pm PDT
2.5 22 km (14 mi) SW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 8 Sep 8, 2026
10:57 am PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 8, 2026
5:44 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA Sep 4, 2026
9:35 pm PDT
1.9 9 km (6 mi) SW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 6 Aug 21, 2026
11:32 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 19, 2026
10:04 am PDT
2.5 6 km (4 mi) E of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2026
1:18 am PDT
1.6 4 km (2 mi) NNE of Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.8 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:08 pm PDT
1.9 in Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 13 km (8 mi) S of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) S of Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 3 km (2 mi) N of Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) SW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA Jul 17, 2026
12:27 pm PDT
1.9 3 km (2 mi) NNE of Pleasant Hill, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Pleasant Hill, CA Jul 11, 2026
11:58 pm PDT
1.8 12 km (8 mi) S of Pleasant Hill, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.9 9 km (5 mi) SE of Pleasant Hill, CA Jul 10, 2026
12:28 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA Jul 3, 2026
5:02 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, CA Jul 2, 2026
12:03 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 3 Jun 29, 2026
11:38 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Pleasant Hill, CA Jun 23, 2026
12:51 pm PDT
1.6 2 km (1 mi) N of Pleasant Hill, CA Jun 22, 2026
1:11 pm PDT
2.1 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA · felt by 2 Jun 18, 2026
3:54 pm 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 Pleasant Hill time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Pleasant Hill are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Pleasant Hill; the five largest:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 48 km WSW of Pleasant Hill 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 37 km NW of Pleasant Hill 2014
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 28 km ESE of Pleasant Hill 1980
5.4 South of Elmira, California · 42 km NNE of Pleasant Hill 1902
5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 38 km SE of Pleasant Hill 1980

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

Nearest mapped faults

Concord fault, 4 km from its surface trace
Greenville fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Calaveras fault, 13 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Pacheco 4 km · Concord 4 km · Walnut Creek 5 km · Saranap 7 km · Lafayette 9 km · Clayton 11 km · Alamo 11 km · Bay Point 13 km

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