Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Stockton, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Stockton in the 24 hours to 3:49 am PDT (10:49 UTC). The last one was M 3.8, 79 km (49 mi) WSW, at 8:30 am PDT on 13 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 7,876 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.9
Latest: 9:58 pm PST on 29 February 2024 · 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Stockton, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Stockton was M 2.9, 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Stockton, CA, at 9:58 pm PST on 29 February 2024, 2 km deep. 163 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Stockton was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Stockton since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Stockton in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 10 months
- Last 12 months
- 0
- Since 2016
- 13 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.9 on 29 February 2024, 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Stockton, CA
- Reported felt
- 1 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 37 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 14
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) W of Stockton, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) W of Stockton, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Stockton, CA
- 2.9 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Stockton, CA · felt by 163
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) W of Stockton, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Stockton, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) W of Stockton, CA
- 1.9 45 km (28 mi) NE of Stockton, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Stockton, CA
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Stockton, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Stockton, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Stockton, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Stockton, CA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) SW of Stockton, CA
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 Stockton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Stockton are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Stockton; dots are the 13 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Stockton
The strongest shaking in Stockton from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.9 on 29 February 2024, 30 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Stockton (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.9 | 30 km | II · Weak · felt by 163 | |
| M 2.0 | 7 km | II · Weak | |
| M 1.8 | 12 km | II · Weak | |
| M 1.8 | 10 km | II · Weak | |
| M 2.3 | 29 km | II · Weak |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. 1 of these reaches intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Stockton:
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 44 km WSW of Stockton
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 43 km WSW of Stockton
- 5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 46 km WSW of Stockton
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 37 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Tracy 27 km · Discovery Bay 28 km · Byron 32 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Stockton, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.