Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Saranap, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026 · 23 km (15 mi) E of Saranap, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Saranap was M 3.0, 23 km (15 mi) E of Saranap, CA, at 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026. 52 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,909 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 498
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 6 km (4 mi) NNE of Saranap, CA
Reported felt: 1,001 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 4 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Saranap, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Sep 28, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Sep 27, 2026
3:48 am PDT
2.3 13 km (8 mi) W of Saranap, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.2 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Saranap, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
1.7 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Saranap, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Sep 16, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
2.2 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:54 am PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:53 am PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Saranap, CA Sep 15, 2026
4:23 pm PDT
2.4 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA · felt by 3 Sep 15, 2026
1:00 pm PDT
3.0 23 km (15 mi) E of Saranap, CA · felt by 52 Sep 14, 2026
6:47 am PDT
2.5 24 km (15 mi) E of Saranap, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
3.1 23 km (14 mi) E of Saranap, CA · felt by 257 Sep 12, 2026
12:25 am PDT
2.1 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:02 pm PDT
2.1 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA · felt by 1 Sep 10, 2026
3:00 pm PDT
2.1 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Sep 10, 2026
2:27 pm PDT
2.5 16 km (10 mi) SW of Saranap, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Saranap, CA · felt by 8 Sep 8, 2026
10:57 am PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Saranap, CA Sep 8, 2026
5:44 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Saranap, CA Sep 4, 2026
9:35 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) S of Saranap, CA Sep 2, 2026
4:21 am PDT
1.9 5 km (3 mi) W of Saranap, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Saranap, CA · felt by 6 Aug 21, 2026
11:32 am PDT
2.3 24 km (15 mi) SW of Saranap, CA · felt by 8 Aug 21, 2026
4:38 am PDT
1.7 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Saranap, CA Aug 19, 2026
10:04 am PDT
2.5 10 km (6 mi) NE of Saranap, CA · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2026
1:18 am PDT
1.6 27 km (16 mi) S of Saranap, CA Aug 15, 2026
11:11 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Saranap, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
2.2 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Saranap, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Saranap, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Saranap, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Saranap, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Saranap, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Saranap, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:08 pm PDT
1.9 7 km (4 mi) N of Saranap, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) N of Saranap, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) SW of Saranap, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) W of Saranap, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Saranap, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Saranap, CA Jul 17, 2026
12:27 pm PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Saranap, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) NE of Saranap, CA Jul 11, 2026
11:58 pm PDT
1.8 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Saranap, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.9 8 km (5 mi) E of Saranap, CA Jul 10, 2026
12:28 am PDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) S of Saranap, CA · felt by 6 Jul 7, 2026
8:51 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Saranap, CA Jul 3, 2026
5:02 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Saranap, CA Jul 2, 2026
12:03 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 Saranap time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Saranap are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Saranap; the five largest:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 44 km WSW of Saranap 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 42 km NNW of Saranap 2014
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 28 km E of Saranap 1980
5.4 South of Elmira, California · 49 km NNE of Saranap 1902
5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 36 km ESE of Saranap 1980

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
Concord fault, 11 km from its surface trace
Pleasanton fault, 12 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Walnut Creek 3 km · Lafayette 4 km · Alamo 5 km · Pleasant Hill 7 km · Orinda 9 km · Danville 10 km · Pacheco 11 km · Concord 11 km

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