Earthquakes near San Juan Bautista, CA

The latest 50

1. 1.7 11 km (7 mi) E of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 29, 2026
   1:55 am PDT
2. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 23, 2026
   1:06 pm PDT
3. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NW of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 23, 2026
   11:37 am PDT
4. 2.6 11 km (7 mi) E of San Juan Bautista, CA · felt by 24 Sep 23, 2026
   9:00 am PDT
5. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SE of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 22, 2026
   1:50 am PDT
6. 1.7 15 km (10 mi) SE of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 21, 2026
   3:34 pm PDT
7. 1.5 13 km (8 mi) NW of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 19, 2026
   5:04 pm PDT
8. 2.6 9 km (6 mi) NW of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 17, 2026
   11:14 am PDT
9. 1.5 12 km (7 mi) ENE of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 13, 2026
   4:45 pm PDT
10. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) ENE of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:17 pm PDT
11. 1.8 9 km (6 mi) NW of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 10, 2026
    11:05 am PDT
12. 1.5 10 km (6 mi) WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 10, 2026
    1:59 am PDT
13. 1.6 12 km (7 mi) E of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 8, 2026
    10:18 am PDT
14. 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 7, 2026
    9:19 am PDT
15. 2.2 15 km (9 mi) NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · felt by 1 Sep 5, 2026
    7:59 am PDT
16. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 5, 2026
    5:27 am PDT
17. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 5, 2026
    4:36 am PDT
18. 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA Sep 1, 2026
    1:39 pm PDT
19. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 23, 2026
    6:21 am PDT
20. 1.7 9 km (5 mi) SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 22, 2026
    6:00 am PDT
21. 2.2 17 km (11 mi) SE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 22, 2026
    3:07 am PDT
22. 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 21, 2026
    4:06 am PDT
23. 1.7 9 km (5 mi) WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 12, 2026
    11:07 am PDT
24. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 10, 2026
    11:54 am PDT
25. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 9, 2026
    7:43 pm PDT
26. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) SE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 9, 2026
    6:29 pm PDT
27. 2.0 17 km (11 mi) SE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 9, 2026
    5:37 pm PDT
28. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NW of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 8, 2026
    9:02 pm PDT
29. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) SE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 8, 2026
    7:41 pm PDT
30. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NW of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 4, 2026
    11:04 am PDT
31. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 4, 2026
    6:15 am PDT
32. 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 4, 2026
    2:13 am PDT
33. 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA Aug 1, 2026
    3:54 am PDT
34. 2.9 15 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
    1:02 pm PDT
35. 2.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA · felt by 10 Jul 30, 2026
    7:04 am PDT
36. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 29, 2026
    8:23 pm PDT
37. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) NE of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 29, 2026
    2:19 pm PDT
38. 1.7 12 km (8 mi) SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 29, 2026
    12:09 pm PDT
39. 2.2 6 km (4 mi) SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 28, 2026
    6:21 am PDT
40. 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 27, 2026
    1:27 pm PDT
41. 3.0 15 km (9 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA · felt by 37 Jul 27, 2026
    1:13 am PDT
42. 2.4 16 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
    4:45 pm PDT
43. 1.9 17 km (10 mi) ESE of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 25, 2026
    10:11 am PDT
44. 2.1 15 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 24, 2026
    5:03 pm PDT
45. 2.5 15 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 24, 2026
    3:38 pm PDT
46. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NW of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 24, 2026
    11:07 am PDT
47. 1.8 5 km (3 mi) WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 24, 2026
    6:25 am PDT
48. 1.9 8 km (5 mi) WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 22, 2026
    3:23 am PDT
49. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA Jul 21, 2026
    11:16 pm PDT
50. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA · felt by 1 Jul 20, 2026
    10:17 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 Juan Bautista time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after San Juan Bautista are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is San Juan Bautista; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 27 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of San Juan Bautista; the five largest:

1. 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 37 km NW of San Juan Bautista 1989
2. 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 31 km NNW of San Juan Bautista 1911
3. 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 46 km NNW of San Juan Bautista 1903
4. 5.9 10 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 31 km ESE of San Juan Bautista 1961
5. 5.8 Near Watsonville, California · 19 km NW of San Juan Bautista 1910

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

Nearest mapped faults

• San Andreas fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
• Zayante-Vergeles fault, 4 km from its surface trace
• Sargent fault, 8 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Aromas 10 km · Hollister 12 km · Prunedale 14 km · Ridgemark 16 km · Gilroy 18 km · Watsonville 21 km · Interlaken 21 km · Salinas 21 km

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