Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Stanford, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 7:17 am PDT on 4 June 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Stanford, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Stanford was M 2.6, 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Stanford, CA, at 7:17 am PDT on 4 June 2026. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. 17 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 516 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 45
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 27 October 2023, 28 km (18 mi) NW of Stanford, CA
- Reported felt
- 192 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA · felt by 5
- 2.5 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA · felt by 179
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Stanford, CA
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Stanford, CA
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Stanford, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Stanford, CA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Stanford, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Stanford, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Stanford, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Stanford, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Stanford, CA
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Stanford, CA · felt by 42
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Stanford, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Stanford, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) NE of Stanford, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Stanford, CA · felt by 5
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Stanford, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of Stanford, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Stanford, CA
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Stanford, CA · felt by 39
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) S of Stanford, CA · felt by 36
- 2.5 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Stanford, CA · felt by 26
- 1.9 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Stanford, CA · felt by 2
- 2.4 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Stanford, CA · felt by 7
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NW of Stanford, CA · felt by 3
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Stanford, CA · felt by 32
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Stanford, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Stanford, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Stanford, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Stanford, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) NW of Stanford, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NW of Stanford, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) NE of Stanford, CA · felt by 20
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) NE of Stanford, CA
- 2.4 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA · felt by 23
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA
- 2.6 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA · felt by 262
- 2.2 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA · felt by 6
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA
- 2.5 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA · felt by 72
- 2.2 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA · felt by 7
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) W of Stanford, CA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) S of Stanford, CA
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Stanford, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Stanford, CA
- 1.6 14 km (8 mi) NW of Stanford, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) E of Stanford, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Stanford, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Stanford, CA · felt by 3
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 Stanford time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Stanford are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Stanford; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Stanford; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 50 km NW of Stanford
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 35 km ESE of Stanford
- 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 45 km ESE of Stanford
- 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 41 km SE of Stanford
- 5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 26 km S of Stanford
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Butano fault, 19 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Los Altos Hills 6 km · Portola Valley 8 km · Woodside 8 km · Loyola 10 km · Sunnyvale 13 km · Cupertino 16 km · Fremont 21 km
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