Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Saratoga, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 30 km (19 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Saratoga was M 2.5, 30 km (19 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 672 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 56
Largest since 2016: M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Saratoga, CA
Reported felt: 251 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 11 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 3 minutes ago · this page 01:38 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Sep 21, 2026
5:46 pm PDT
2.5 30 km (19 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA · felt by 9 Sep 19, 2026
3:52 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA Sep 13, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
5:45 pm PDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA Sep 9, 2026
3:54 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA Sep 9, 2026
10:51 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA Aug 18, 2026
11:18 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA Aug 18, 2026
10:05 am PDT
1.7 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Saratoga, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA Jul 28, 2026
3:39 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Saratoga, CA Jul 23, 2026
9:47 pm PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:34 pm PDT
1.9 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Saratoga, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.4 30 km (19 mi) SW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 14 Jun 8, 2026
2:24 am PDT
2.0 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Saratoga, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Saratoga, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Saratoga, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:06 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Saratoga, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Saratoga, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Apr 2, 2026
6:31 am PDT
4.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 10 km (6 mi) SW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 26 Mar 14, 2026
10:39 am PDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.4 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 7 Mar 13, 2026
12:25 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Mar 3, 2026
12:25 am PST
2.2 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Feb 20, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Feb 20, 2026
6:43 pm PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Feb 19, 2026
6:32 am PST
2.3 26 km (16 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA · felt by 16 Feb 4, 2026
9:59 pm PST
2.1 29 km (18 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA · felt by 2 Feb 2, 2026
9:06 pm PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Jan 28, 2026
11:55 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Jan 7, 2026
8:01 am PST
1.7 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Saratoga, CA Dec 26, 2025
1:54 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Saratoga, CA Dec 8, 2025
11:33 pm PST
2.1 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA · felt by 1 Nov 20, 2025
4:56 am PST
1.7 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA Nov 13, 2025
4:57 am PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Saratoga, CA · felt by 1 Oct 31, 2025
7:50 am PDT
2.4 27 km (16 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 23 Oct 23, 2025
5:11 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA Oct 23, 2025
5:02 pm PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 262 Oct 23, 2025
4:45 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 6 Oct 23, 2025
4:37 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA Oct 23, 2025
4:36 pm PDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 72 Oct 23, 2025
4:27 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA · felt by 7 Oct 23, 2025
3:34 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) NW of Saratoga, CA Oct 23, 2025
3:32 pm PDT
1.5 10 km (7 mi) W of Saratoga, CA Oct 19, 2025
9:34 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 Saratoga time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Saratoga are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 25 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Saratoga; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 28 km SSE of Saratoga 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 38 km ESE of Saratoga 1911
6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 47 km SW of Saratoga 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 20 km ENE of Saratoga 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 31 km E of Saratoga 1984

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

Nearest mapped faults

Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 1 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 5 km from its surface trace
Butano fault, 9 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Cupertino 7 km · Sunnyvale 12 km · Lexington Hills 12 km · Loyola 12 km · San Jose 14 km · Los Altos Hills 16 km · Boulder Creek 18 km · Milpitas 21 km

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