Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near San Jose, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 7:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near San Jose was M 2.6, 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA, at 7:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,086 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 73
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.1 on 25 October 2022, 20 km (12 mi) E of San Jose, CA
- Reported felt
- 421 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.1 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 1.2 20 km (13 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA
- 1.4 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) NE of San Jose, CA · felt by 1
- 1.2 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 1.3 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 1.7 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 1.4 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 2.6 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 1.3 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 3.5 40 km (25 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA · felt by 8
- 1.1 23 km (14 mi) NNE of San Jose, CA
- 1.2 23 km (14 mi) N of San Jose, CA
- 0.9 27 km (16 mi) NE of San Jose, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) E of San Jose, CA
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) NNE of San Jose, CA · felt by 9
- 2.6 27 km (16 mi) E of San Jose, CA · felt by 6
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 1.8 10 km (7 mi) NE of San Jose, CA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of San Jose, CA
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) WNW of San Jose, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) W of San Jose, CA
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) WNW of San Jose, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) ENE of San Jose, CA
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNE of San Jose, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) E of San Jose, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) N of San Jose, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of San Jose, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NNW of San Jose, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) N of San Jose, CA · felt by 5
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) N of San Jose, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) E of San Jose, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) S of San Jose, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of San Jose, CA
- 2.8 25 km (16 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA · felt by 17
- 2.6 22 km (13 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA · felt by 49
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNE of San Jose, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NNE of San Jose, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) E of San Jose, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SW of San Jose, CA · felt by 36
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of San Jose, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of San Jose, 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 Jose time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after San Jose are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is San Jose; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 24 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of San Jose; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 34 km S of San Jose
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 34 km SE of San Jose
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 9 km ESE of San Jose
- 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 19 km E of San Jose
- 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 18 km SSE of San Jose
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 11 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 12 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
East Foothills 8 km · Milpitas 10 km · Cupertino 12 km · Sunnyvale 13 km · Saratoga 14 km · Loyola 18 km · Lexington Hills 21 km · Los Altos Hills 22 km
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