Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near San Martin, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) S of San Martin, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near San Martin was M 2.6, 21 km (13 mi) S of San Martin, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,461 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 153
Largest since 2016: M 5.1 on 25 October 2022, 26 km (16 mi) NNW of San Martin, CA
Reported felt: 570 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 3 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 01:38 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 18 km (11 mi) SSW of San Martin, CA Sep 23, 2026
11:37 am PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) S of San Martin, CA Sep 19, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
2.6 21 km (13 mi) S of San Martin, CA Sep 17, 2026
11:14 am PDT
2.6 28 km (17 mi) N of San Martin, CA · felt by 6 Sep 16, 2026
8:07 pm PDT
1.5 28 km (18 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Sep 13, 2026
4:45 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) S of San Martin, CA Sep 10, 2026
11:05 am PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) S of San Martin, CA Sep 10, 2026
1:59 am PDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) ESE of San Martin, CA Sep 7, 2026
9:19 am PDT
2.2 14 km (9 mi) S of San Martin, CA · felt by 1 Sep 5, 2026
7:59 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) S of San Martin, CA Sep 5, 2026
5:27 am PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) S of San Martin, CA Sep 5, 2026
4:36 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) NNW of San Martin, CA Sep 4, 2026
2:56 pm PDT
1.8 12 km (7 mi) SSW of San Martin, CA Aug 23, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of San Martin, CA Aug 15, 2026
12:35 pm PDT
2.1 10 km (6 mi) NNE of San Martin, CA · felt by 4 Aug 12, 2026
2:41 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) S of San Martin, CA Aug 12, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) SSW of San Martin, CA Aug 8, 2026
9:02 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of San Martin, CA Aug 4, 2026
11:04 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Aug 4, 2026
6:15 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:13 am PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) N of San Martin, CA Aug 3, 2026
12:43 pm PDT
2.3 20 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Aug 1, 2026
3:54 am PDT
2.9 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
1:02 pm PDT
2.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of San Martin, CA · felt by 10 Jul 30, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 29, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 29, 2026
2:19 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 27, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
3.0 20 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA · felt by 37 Jul 27, 2026
1:13 am PDT
2.4 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
4:45 pm PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 24, 2026
5:03 pm PDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 24, 2026
3:38 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of San Martin, CA Jul 24, 2026
11:07 am PDT
2.3 19 km (12 mi) N of San Martin, CA · felt by 1 Jul 24, 2026
7:58 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) S of San Martin, CA Jul 24, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of San Martin, CA Jul 22, 2026
3:23 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) SSW of San Martin, CA Jul 21, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA · felt by 1 Jul 20, 2026
10:17 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 20, 2026
10:12 pm PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 20, 2026
5:43 pm PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) S of San Martin, CA Jul 17, 2026
5:48 am PDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 17, 2026
4:45 am PDT
3.0 18 km (11 mi) SSW of San Martin, CA · felt by 84 Jul 17, 2026
12:52 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 16, 2026
12:54 pm PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 14, 2026
10:55 am PDT
2.0 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 14, 2026
4:56 am PDT
2.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA · felt by 3 Jul 14, 2026
4:11 am PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) N of San Martin, CA · felt by 1 Jul 6, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (12 mi) SE of San Martin, CA Jul 5, 2026
9:02 am PDT
3.0 23 km (14 mi) S of San Martin, CA · felt by 75 Jul 5, 2026
7:45 am 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 Martin time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after San Martin are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 29 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of San Martin; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 25 km WSW of San Martin 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 4 km NW of San Martin 1911
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 29 km NW of San Martin 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 26 km NNW of San Martin 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 21 km NW of San Martin 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Calaveras fault, 7 km from its surface trace
Sargent fault, 10 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 15 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Morgan Hill 6 km · Gilroy 10 km · Interlaken 18 km · Corralitos 20 km · Aromas 22 km · Day Valley 23 km · Watsonville 23 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 24 km

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