Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Santa Clara, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Clara, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Santa Clara was M 2.5, 18 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Clara, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,071 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 88
Largest since 2016: M 5.1 on 25 October 2022, 25 km (16 mi) E of Santa Clara, CA
Reported felt: 417 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 20 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 01:38 UTC

The latest 50

2.1 20 km (12 mi) NE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 1 Sep 27, 2026
9:49 pm PDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) E of Santa Clara, CA Sep 21, 2026
5:46 pm PDT
2.5 18 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 9 Sep 19, 2026
3:52 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Clara, CA Sep 13, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
5:45 pm PDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Santa Clara, CA Sep 9, 2026
3:54 pm PDT
1.8 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Santa Clara, CA Sep 9, 2026
10:51 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA Sep 4, 2026
2:56 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Santa Clara, CA Aug 27, 2026
1:08 am PDT
1.5 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Santa Clara, CA Aug 18, 2026
11:18 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Santa Clara, CA Aug 18, 2026
10:05 am PDT
1.7 22 km (13 mi) W of Santa Clara, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA Aug 15, 2026
12:35 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA Aug 3, 2026
12:43 pm PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Santa Clara, CA Jul 28, 2026
3:39 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Santa Clara, CA Jul 23, 2026
9:47 pm PDT
2.0 22 km (14 mi) NE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 1 Jul 8, 2026
9:37 am PDT
2.1 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 1 Jul 6, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) E of Santa Clara, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:34 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA Jun 17, 2026
3:39 am PDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Santa Clara, CA Jun 14, 2026
3:35 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) W of Santa Clara, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.3 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
7:43 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) N of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) N of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 5 Jun 5, 2026
9:37 pm PDT
2.6 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 8 Jun 4, 2026
7:17 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Santa Clara, CA May 31, 2026
8:08 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (16 mi) S of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) SW of Santa Clara, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 49 Apr 26, 2026
3:27 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA Apr 13, 2026
1:25 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Santa Clara, CA Apr 11, 2026
9:51 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Santa Clara, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Clara, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:06 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Santa Clara, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Santa Clara, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) E of Santa Clara, CA Apr 2, 2026
6:31 am PDT
4.6 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) SW of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 2 Mar 25, 2026
1:45 pm PDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 26 Mar 14, 2026
10:39 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) W of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 7 Mar 13, 2026
12:25 pm PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) E of Santa Clara, CA Mar 3, 2026
12:25 am PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Santa Clara, CA Mar 2, 2026
6:53 am PST
2.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Santa Clara, CA · felt by 32 Feb 24, 2026
2:21 am PST
2.2 20 km (12 mi) E of Santa Clara, CA Feb 20, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.8 20 km (13 mi) E of Santa Clara, CA Feb 20, 2026
6:43 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 Santa Clara time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Santa Clara are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 19 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Santa Clara; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 36 km S of Santa Clara 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 39 km SE of Santa Clara 1911
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 15 km ESE of Santa Clara 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 25 km ESE of Santa Clara 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 22 km SE of Santa Clara 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Hayward fault, 12 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 16 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

San Jose 6 km · Sunnyvale 7 km · Cupertino 8 km · Milpitas 9 km · Saratoga 12 km · East Foothills 13 km · Loyola 13 km · Los Altos Hills 16 km

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