Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Salinas, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 9:00 am PDT on 23 September 2026 · 30 km (18 mi) NE of Salinas, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Salinas was M 2.6, 30 km (18 mi) NE of Salinas, CA, at 9:00 am PDT on 23 September 2026. 24 people reported feeling it to USGS. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,406 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 151
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 19 July 2016, 29 km (18 mi) E of Salinas, CA
- Reported felt
- 481 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.9 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 46 km (29 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.4 24 km (15 mi) E of Salinas, CA
- 2.5 40 km (25 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Salinas, CA
- 2.3 32 km (20 mi) E of Salinas, CA
- 2.1 42 km (26 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NW of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) N of Salinas, CA
- 2.6 30 km (18 mi) NE of Salinas, CA · felt by 24
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 32 km (20 mi) E of Salinas, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) N of Salinas, CA
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Salinas, CA
- 1.6 44 km (28 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Salinas, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Salinas, CA
- 1.7 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Salinas, CA
- 1.6 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.9 32 km (20 mi) E of Salinas, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Salinas, CA
- 1.6 36 km (23 mi) E of Salinas, CA
- 1.7 43 km (26 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) NE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 35 km (21 mi) E of Salinas, CA
- 1.6 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.6 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.9 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.9 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.9 44 km (28 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.5 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.6 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) N of Salinas, CA
- 2.0 44 km (28 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.9 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.9 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 2.0 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.8 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, CA
- 1.7 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Salinas, 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 Salinas time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Salinas are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Salinas; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 26 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Salinas; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 45 km NNW of Salinas
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 48 km N of Salinas
- 5.9 10 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 39 km E of Salinas
- 5.8 Near Watsonville, California · 31 km N of Salinas
- 5.8 Near Paicines, California · 36 km E of Salinas
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Zayante-Vergeles fault, 17 km from its surface trace
- East Monterey Bay fault, 18 km from its surface trace
- Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 19 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Prunedale 11 km · San Juan Bautista 21 km · Carmel Valley Village 21 km · Aromas 23 km · Pacific Grove 24 km · Gonzales 27 km · Watsonville 27 km · Hollister 30 km
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