Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Pleasanton, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Pleasanton, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Pleasanton was M 2.5, 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Pleasanton, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,684 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 452
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 16 July 2019, 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Pleasanton, CA
- Reported felt
- 812 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 15 km (10 mi) NW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) E of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 9
- 2.0 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.2 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.4 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 3
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 52
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 5
- 3.1 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 257
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) S of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) W of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 7,876
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) NW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) W of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) W of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 42
- 2.1 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Pleasanton, CA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) S of Pleasanton, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NW of Pleasanton, CA
- 3.6 25 km (15 mi) NW of Pleasanton, CA · felt by 1,756
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 Pleasanton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Pleasanton are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Pleasanton; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Pleasanton; the five largest:
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 41 km S of Pleasanton
- 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 43 km SSE of Pleasanton
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 22 km NNE of Pleasanton
- 5.7 15 km NE of East Foothills, California · 26 km SE of Pleasanton
- 5.5 6 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 27 km SSE of Pleasanton
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Pleasanton fault, 1 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Las Positas fault, 9 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Dublin 7 km · Livermore 10 km · Union City 15 km · Fairview 15 km · San Ramon 16 km · Fremont 16 km · Blackhawk 18 km · Hayward 18 km
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