Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Sonoma, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 9:06 am PDT on 29 September 2026 · 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Sonoma, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sonoma was M 2.6, 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Sonoma, CA, at 9:06 am PDT on 29 September 2026. 49 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
- 491 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 67
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 13 September 2022, 30 km (18 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA
- Reported felt
- 197 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Sonoma, CA
- 2.6 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Sonoma, CA · felt by 49
- 2.2 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Sonoma, CA · felt by 3
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Sonoma, CA
- 2.2 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Sonoma, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Sonoma, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Sonoma, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 171
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) N of Sonoma, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA
- 2.4 25 km (15 mi) N of Sonoma, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) E of Sonoma, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 6
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) W of Sonoma, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) N of Sonoma, CA · felt by 7
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Sonoma, CA · felt by 17
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Sonoma, CA
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Sonoma, CA · felt by 6
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Sonoma, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Sonoma, CA
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Sonoma, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Sonoma, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) NE of Sonoma, CA · felt by 12
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) S of Sonoma, CA · felt by 8
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) E of Sonoma, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Sonoma, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) N of Sonoma, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Sonoma, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NE of Sonoma, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NE of Sonoma, CA · felt by 4
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 41
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) E of Sonoma, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Sonoma, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Sonoma, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 2
- 2.3 14 km (9 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 3
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 6
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 1
- 3.3 16 km (10 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 197
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 19
- 3.1 16 km (10 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 70
- 4.0 16 km (10 mi) NW of Sonoma, CA · felt by 1,174
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 Sonoma time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sonoma are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Sonoma; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Sonoma:
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 15 km SE of Sonoma
- 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 49 km E of Sonoma
- 5.3 3 km E of Bloomfield, California · 31 km W of Sonoma
- 5.3 Northern California · 32 km W of Sonoma
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Bennett Valley fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- Rodgers Creek fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- West Napa fault, 10 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Temelec 4 km · Yountville 15 km · Napa 15 km · Kenwood 16 km · Penngrove 18 km · Black Point-Green Point 20 km · American Canyon 22 km · Rohnert Park 22 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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