Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near San Miguel, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 4:08 pm PDT on 21 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) W of San Miguel, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near San Miguel was M 2.6, 29 km (18 mi) W of San Miguel, CA, at 4:08 pm PDT on 21 September 2026. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 492 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 77
Largest since 2016: M 4.3 on 10 August 2023, 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA
Reported felt: 129 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 13 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 02:52 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 28 km (18 mi) NNE of San Miguel, CA Oct 2, 2026
12:14 am PDT
1.9 25 km (15 mi) SW of San Miguel, CA Sep 23, 2026
1:03 pm PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) W of San Miguel, CA Sep 21, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
2.6 29 km (18 mi) W of San Miguel, CA · felt by 2 Sep 21, 2026
4:08 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA · felt by 2 Sep 17, 2026
9:41 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of San Miguel, CA Sep 10, 2026
6:15 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Sep 8, 2026
8:04 am PDT
2.8 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA · felt by 2 Aug 22, 2026
5:47 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Aug 19, 2026
1:14 am PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA · felt by 1 Aug 9, 2026
8:39 am PDT
2.7 25 km (15 mi) SW of San Miguel, CA · felt by 1 Aug 2, 2026
8:13 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) ENE of San Miguel, CA Jul 14, 2026
4:52 am PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) ENE of San Miguel, CA Jul 14, 2026
4:51 am PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Jul 10, 2026
11:54 am PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA · felt by 1 Jul 10, 2026
11:53 am PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Jul 6, 2026
3:26 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Jul 6, 2026
2:46 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Jul 5, 2026
7:19 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Jun 29, 2026
10:01 am PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Jun 29, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Jun 22, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Jun 18, 2026
11:15 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of San Miguel, CA Jun 18, 2026
2:04 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of San Miguel, CA Jun 18, 2026
12:33 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of San Miguel, CA Apr 28, 2026
11:42 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of San Miguel, CA Apr 22, 2026
3:47 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SW of San Miguel, CA Apr 22, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Apr 21, 2026
6:19 am PDT
2.1 30 km (18 mi) SW of San Miguel, CA Apr 6, 2026
12:33 am PDT
2.6 30 km (18 mi) SW of San Miguel, CA · felt by 3 Apr 4, 2026
7:22 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Mar 24, 2026
7:06 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of San Miguel, CA Mar 15, 2026
5:56 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Mar 15, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Mar 5, 2026
2:24 am PST
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Mar 3, 2026
12:36 pm PST
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Feb 26, 2026
5:38 pm PST
2.8 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Feb 3, 2026
2:16 pm PST
2.0 27 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Feb 3, 2026
2:11 pm PST
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Jan 12, 2026
8:39 am PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of San Miguel, CA Jan 6, 2026
5:06 am PST
2.8 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA · felt by 33 Dec 25, 2025
3:41 pm PST
2.3 25 km (16 mi) WSW of San Miguel, CA Dec 20, 2025
8:09 am PST
3.5 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA · felt by 263 Dec 12, 2025
3:30 pm PST
1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA · felt by 1 Dec 11, 2025
11:23 am PST
2.0 28 km (17 mi) NE of San Miguel, CA Dec 10, 2025
7:58 pm PST
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA · felt by 4 Dec 9, 2025
2:21 pm PST
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Dec 8, 2025
5:06 pm PST
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Dec 8, 2025
12:08 pm PST
2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Dec 8, 2025
8:43 am PST
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Miguel, CA Dec 7, 2025
12:31 pm PST

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 Miguel time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after San Miguel are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 12 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of San Miguel; the five largest:

6.5 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 40 km E of San Miguel 1922
6.5 10 km NE of San Simeon, California · 37 km W of San Miguel 2003
6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 33 km NNE of San Miguel 1901
6.0 2004 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 31 km ENE of San Miguel 2004
5.8 1934 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 11 km NNE of San Miguel 1934

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 28 km from its surface trace
San Juan fault, 34 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Paso Robles 14 km · Lake Nacimiento 17 km · Templeton 23 km · Atascadero 29 km · Shandon 31 km · Cayucos 39 km

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