Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Richmond, CA

M 2.8

Latest: 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) SE of Richmond, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Richmond was M 2.8, 26 km (16 mi) SE of Richmond, CA, at 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026. 227 people reported feeling it to USGS. 14 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 986 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 132
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 26 km (16 mi) E of Richmond, CA
Reported felt: 514 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 7 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 14 minutes ago · this page 02:13 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 3 km (2 mi) NE of Richmond, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) NW of Richmond, CA Sep 26, 2026
6:21 pm PDT
2.3 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.2 20 km (12 mi) NE of Richmond, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Richmond, CA Sep 20, 2026
10:41 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Richmond, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.5 21 km (13 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Richmond, CA · felt by 8 Sep 8, 2026
10:57 am PDT
1.9 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NE of Richmond, CA · felt by 6 Aug 21, 2026
11:32 am PDT
2.3 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Richmond, CA · felt by 8 Aug 21, 2026
4:38 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Richmond, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Richmond, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 27 km (16 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) E of Richmond, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Richmond, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) NW of Richmond, CA Jul 28, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 11 km (7 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Richmond, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) NE of Richmond, CA · felt by 3 Jun 29, 2026
11:38 am PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Richmond, CA Jun 23, 2026
12:51 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) E of Richmond, CA Jun 22, 2026
1:11 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Richmond, CA Jun 13, 2026
8:34 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Richmond, CA Jun 12, 2026
10:50 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Richmond, CA Jun 10, 2026
7:00 pm PDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) E of Richmond, CA · felt by 1 Jun 9, 2026
1:52 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA Jun 7, 2026
8:56 am PDT
3.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA · felt by 1,756 Jun 7, 2026
8:37 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA Jun 7, 2026
4:19 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Richmond, CA Jun 3, 2026
11:50 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Richmond, CA May 27, 2026
6:01 am PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA · felt by 1 May 27, 2026
1:23 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA May 26, 2026
9:51 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA May 26, 2026
9:27 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA May 26, 2026
9:24 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA May 26, 2026
9:11 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, CA · felt by 2 May 26, 2026
7:34 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Richmond, CA · felt by 1 May 26, 2026
6:24 pm PDT
1.6 4 km (3 mi) E of Richmond, CA May 17, 2026
9:25 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Richmond, CA May 17, 2026
1:27 am PDT
1.7 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Richmond, CA May 16, 2026
5:51 pm PDT
2.7 9 km (6 mi) NE of Richmond, CA · felt by 172 May 10, 2026
3:55 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 Richmond time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Richmond are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Richmond:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 27 km SW of Richmond 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 31 km N of Richmond 2014
5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 32 km SSW of Richmond 1957

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

Nearest mapped faults

Hayward fault, 11 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 24 km from its surface trace
Rodgers Creek fault, 25 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

San Pablo 3 km · East Richmond Heights 3 km · El Cerrito 4 km · El Sobrante 7 km · Kensington 7 km · Pinole 9 km · Berkeley 10 km · Rodeo 13 km

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