Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near San Francisco, CA

M 2.8

Latest: 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near San Francisco was M 2.8, 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA, at 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026. 227 people reported feeling it to USGS. 16 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 820 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 147
Largest since 2016: M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 17 km (10 mi) ENE of San Francisco, CA
Reported felt: 430 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 3 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 22 km (14 mi) NNE of San Francisco, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) NE of San Francisco, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.3 20 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 54 Sep 21, 2026
8:24 pm PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) NNW of San Francisco, CA Sep 20, 2026
10:41 pm PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 8 Sep 19, 2026
5:16 pm PDT
1.8 15 km (10 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Sep 17, 2026
2:32 am PDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) E of San Francisco, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Aug 30, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.0 20 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 7 Aug 30, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Aug 28, 2026
1:28 pm PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 11 Aug 26, 2026
7:13 pm PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of San Francisco, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Aug 22, 2026
11:24 am PDT
2.3 15 km (9 mi) ESE of San Francisco, CA · felt by 8 Aug 21, 2026
4:38 am PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) N of San Francisco, CA Jul 28, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) E of San Francisco, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) NE of San Francisco, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Jul 13, 2026
11:24 am PDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Jul 13, 2026
1:59 am PDT
1.5 20 km (13 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:53 pm PDT
1.7 20 km (13 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Jul 8, 2026
6:20 am PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSE of San Francisco, CA Jul 4, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Jul 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.3 20 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 19 Jun 27, 2026
9:25 am PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) E of San Francisco, CA Jun 23, 2026
12:51 pm PDT
1.9 20 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Jun 21, 2026
12:47 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Jun 12, 2026
3:18 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA Jun 6, 2026
7:43 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) E of San Francisco, CA Jun 3, 2026
11:50 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of San Francisco, CA May 27, 2026
6:01 am PDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) E of San Francisco, CA · felt by 1 May 26, 2026
6:24 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) NNE of San Francisco, CA May 17, 2026
9:25 am PDT
1.7 20 km (13 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA May 12, 2026
11:53 am PDT
2.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of San Francisco, CA · felt by 172 May 10, 2026
3:55 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA May 10, 2026
2:30 pm PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) ENE of San Francisco, CA · felt by 11 May 10, 2026
2:29 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNE of San Francisco, CA May 6, 2026
4:20 pm PDT
2.3 20 km (13 mi) SSW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 14 May 5, 2026
4:23 pm PDT
2.5 28 km (17 mi) NNE of San Francisco, CA · felt by 96 May 5, 2026
7:57 am PDT
1.5 12 km (7 mi) SW of San Francisco, CA Apr 25, 2026
4:59 pm PDT
2.6 12 km (7 mi) SW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 99 Apr 25, 2026
4:41 pm PDT
1.9 12 km (7 mi) SW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 2 Apr 25, 2026
4:40 pm PDT
2.9 12 km (7 mi) SW of San Francisco, CA · felt by 1,085 Apr 25, 2026
4:39 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) WSW of San Francisco, CA Apr 23, 2026
1:58 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 San Francisco time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after San Francisco are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is San Francisco; 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 San Francisco:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 12 km WSW of San Francisco 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 50 km N of San Francisco 2014
5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 13 km SSW of San Francisco 1957

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 10 km from its surface trace
Serra fault, 11 km from its surface trace
San Gregorio fault, 17 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Daly City 9 km · Colma 11 km · Oakland 13 km · Berkeley 17 km · Piedmont 17 km · El Cerrito 18 km · Pacifica 19 km

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Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score

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