Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near San Bruno, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near San Bruno was M 2.8, 27 km (17 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA, at 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026. 227 people reported feeling it to USGS. 18 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 652 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 127
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 28 km (18 mi) NNE of San Bruno, CA
- Reported felt
- 327 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.3 6 km (4 mi) SW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 54
- 2.1 5 km (3 mi) W of San Bruno, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WNW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SE of San Bruno, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 5
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 179
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) NE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) SW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 7
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 2.1 6 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 11
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) NE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of San Bruno, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of San Bruno, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) SE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA
- 2.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 25
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 1
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 6 km (3 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) SW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) ESE of San Bruno, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) SW of San Bruno, CA
- 2.3 6 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 19
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NE of San Bruno, CA
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) SW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNE of San Bruno, CA · felt by 11
- 2.3 7 km (4 mi) WSW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 14
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) NW of San Bruno, CA
- 2.6 12 km (8 mi) NW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 99
- 1.9 12 km (8 mi) NW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 2
- 2.9 12 km (8 mi) NW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 1,085
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WNW of San Bruno, CA
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) NW of San Bruno, CA · felt by 14
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NW of San Bruno, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) E of San Bruno, 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 San Bruno time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after San Bruno are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is San Bruno; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of San Bruno:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 18 km NW of San Bruno
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 8 km WNW of San Bruno
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Serra fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- San Gregorio fault, 12 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Millbrae 4 km · Colma 7 km · Pacifica 7 km · Daly City 9 km · San Francisco 16 km · Half Moon Bay 19 km · Oakland 23 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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