Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Seaside, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 4:46 pm PST on 10 January 2024 · 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Seaside was M 2.9, 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA, at 4:46 pm PST on 10 January 2024. 40 people reported feeling it to USGS. 15 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 77 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 7
Largest since 2016: M 3.2 on 10 January 2016, 29 km (18 mi) S of Seaside, CA
Reported felt: 22 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 28 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 02:51 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 26 km (16 mi) N of Seaside, CA Sep 24, 2026
10:54 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Jul 29, 2026
12:09 pm PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA · felt by 1 Jun 20, 2026
11:29 pm PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA Jun 20, 2026
3:43 am PDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Seaside, CA · felt by 1 Mar 17, 2026
3:00 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Feb 12, 2026
10:08 am PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA · felt by 2 Jan 13, 2026
1:08 pm PST
1.7 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Seaside, CA Apr 8, 2025
5:33 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Seaside, CA Mar 8, 2025
4:00 am PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Seaside, CA Mar 6, 2025
4:38 am PST
1.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Seaside, CA · felt by 1 Oct 9, 2024
1:12 pm PDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Seaside, CA Sep 6, 2024
5:22 pm PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) S of Seaside, CA Aug 15, 2024
12:11 am PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) W of Seaside, CA Mar 2, 2024
4:16 pm PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Seaside, CA Jan 29, 2024
11:54 am PST
2.9 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA · felt by 40 Jan 10, 2024
4:46 pm PST
1.6 9 km (5 mi) W of Seaside, CA · felt by 1 Dec 12, 2023
5:27 am PST
2.3 17 km (11 mi) W of Seaside, CA Dec 9, 2023
11:39 pm PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Oct 23, 2023
11:46 am PDT
1.9 27 km (16 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Sep 29, 2023
11:43 am PDT
1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA Sep 8, 2023
7:40 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Sep 7, 2023
12:32 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Aug 31, 2023
10:58 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Jul 26, 2023
10:34 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Jul 6, 2023
12:23 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA · felt by 1 Mar 17, 2023
12:50 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Seaside, CA Feb 23, 2023
12:18 am PST
1.7 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Jan 11, 2023
12:43 pm PST
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Dec 27, 2022
1:35 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of Seaside, CA Nov 29, 2022
12:18 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Seaside, CA · felt by 1 Sep 20, 2022
2:11 pm PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Seaside, CA Sep 2, 2022
9:00 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (10 mi) NW of Seaside, CA · felt by 1 Apr 15, 2022
8:33 am PDT
1.6 44 km (27 mi) S of Seaside, CA Nov 30, 2021
2:46 am PST
2.1 43 km (27 mi) S of Seaside, CA · felt by 3 Nov 29, 2021
11:58 pm PST
2.0 44 km (27 mi) S of Seaside, CA Nov 29, 2021
8:56 pm PST
2.8 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Seaside, CA · felt by 123 Sep 28, 2021
11:16 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Seaside, CA Sep 28, 2021
1:44 pm PDT
3.2 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Seaside, CA · felt by 500 Sep 22, 2021
2:57 am PDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) SE of Seaside, CA · felt by 1 Jul 24, 2021
4:51 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Jul 12, 2021
10:38 am PDT
2.3 47 km (29 mi) SSE of Seaside, CA Jul 10, 2021
12:35 am PDT
1.9 17 km (10 mi) W of Seaside, CA Apr 24, 2021
1:32 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Seaside, CA Apr 9, 2021
11:26 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Seaside, CA Dec 15, 2020
11:45 am PST
2.3 19 km (12 mi) N of Seaside, CA · felt by 4 Nov 30, 2020
11:42 pm PST
1.7 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA Aug 27, 2020
11:50 am PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA Aug 17, 2020
8:38 am PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Seaside, CA Jun 25, 2020
9:22 am PDT
1.5 4 km (2 mi) WSW of Seaside, CA Jun 1, 2020
1:12 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 Seaside time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Seaside are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Seaside; 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 Seaside; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 47 km N of Seaside 1989
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 38 km NW of Seaside 1926
5.8 Near Watsonville, California · 40 km NNE of Seaside 1910
5.7 Monterey Bay area, California · 31 km NW of Seaside 1910
5.5 7 km SW of Hollister, California · 42 km ENE of Seaside 1939

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

Nearest mapped faults

Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 2 km from its surface trace
San Gregorio fault, 15 km from its surface trace
East Monterey Bay fault, 18 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Pacific Grove 6 km · Carmel Valley Village 14 km · Salinas 19 km · Prunedale 24 km · Watsonville 34 km · Aromas 36 km · Gonzales 38 km · San Juan Bautista 38 km

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