Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Saint Helena, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 9:06 am PDT on 29 September 2026 · 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Saint Helena was M 2.6, 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA, at 9:06 am PDT on 29 September 2026. 49 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 785 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 81
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 13 September 2022, 21 km (13 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA
- Reported felt
- 268 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 49
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 3
- 2.2 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.0 4 km (3 mi) E of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 171
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Saint Helena, CA
- 3.3 21 km (13 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 1,843
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) N of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.8 4 km (2 mi) ENE of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) N of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) SW of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) WNW of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.6 20 km (13 mi) N of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 21
- 2.4 4 km (2 mi) E of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) NE of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) NNE of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.5 8 km (5 mi) N of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 8
- 3.6 8 km (5 mi) N of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 207
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) SW of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SW of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 7
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 40
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 6
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) N of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 12
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SW of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) W of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 62
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Saint Helena, CA
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) ENE of Saint Helena, CA
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Saint Helena, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Saint Helena, CA
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 Saint Helena time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Saint Helena are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Saint Helena; 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 Saint Helena:
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 35 km SSE of Saint Helena
- 5.3 3 km E of Bloomfield, California · 36 km SW of Saint Helena
- 5.3 Northern California · 37 km WSW of Saint Helena
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- West Napa fault, 1 km from its surface trace
- Maacama fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Bennett Valley fault, 17 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Deer Park 3 km · Angwin 8 km · Kenwood 12 km · Calistoga 13 km · Yountville 15 km · Santa Rosa 22 km · Sonoma 24 km · Larkfield-Wikiup 24 km
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