Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Soquel, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 12:52 am PDT on 17 July 2026 · 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Soquel was M 3.0, 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA, at 12:52 am PDT on 17 July 2026. 84 people reported feeling it to USGS. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 252 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 27
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 20 km (12 mi) NW of Soquel, CA
- Reported felt
- 101 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Soquel, CA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) E of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 3.0 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA · felt by 84
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 2.4 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Soquel, CA · felt by 14
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) N of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) NW of Soquel, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Soquel, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NW of Soquel, CA
- 4.6 20 km (12 mi) NW of Soquel, CA · felt by 33,078
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Soquel, CA · felt by 36
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 2.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA · felt by 122
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) W of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 2.8 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Soquel, CA · felt by 559
- 2.1 15 km (10 mi) ENE of Soquel, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Soquel, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) E of Soquel, CA · felt by 4
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) NE of Soquel, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) E of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) E of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) SW of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) SW of Soquel, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Soquel, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Soquel, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) E of Soquel, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Soquel, CA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Soquel, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Soquel, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Soquel, CA
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Soquel, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Soquel, CA · felt by 1
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 Soquel time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Soquel are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Soquel; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 28 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Soquel; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 9 km NE of Soquel
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 31 km ENE of Soquel
- 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 30 km SW of Soquel
- 6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 35 km WSW of Soquel
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 37 km NNE of Soquel
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- East Monterey Bay fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- Zayante-Vergeles fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 13 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Santa Cruz 7 km · Day Valley 10 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 11 km · Corralitos 13 km · Bonny Doon 18 km · Lexington Hills 20 km · Watsonville 20 km · Interlaken 20 km
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