Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Sunnyvale, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Sunnyvale, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sunnyvale was M 2.5, 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Sunnyvale, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 857 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 73
Largest since 2016: M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Sunnyvale, CA
Reported felt: 329 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 4 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:35 UTC

The latest 50

2.1 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 1 Sep 27, 2026
9:49 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Sep 21, 2026
5:46 pm PDT
2.5 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 9 Sep 19, 2026
3:52 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Sunnyvale, CA Sep 13, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
5:45 pm PDT
2.5 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Sep 9, 2026
3:54 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Sunnyvale, CA Sep 9, 2026
10:51 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Sunnyvale, CA Sep 2, 2026
4:21 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Sunnyvale, CA Aug 27, 2026
1:08 am PDT
1.5 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Sunnyvale, CA Aug 18, 2026
11:18 am PDT
1.8 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Sunnyvale, CA Aug 18, 2026
10:05 am PDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Sunnyvale, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
2.2 25 km (16 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Jul 28, 2026
3:39 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) W of Sunnyvale, CA Jul 23, 2026
9:47 pm PDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 1 Jul 8, 2026
9:37 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:34 pm PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Sunnyvale, CA Jun 14, 2026
3:35 pm PDT
1.9 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Sunnyvale, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 5 Jun 5, 2026
9:37 pm PDT
2.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 8 Jun 4, 2026
7:17 am PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of Sunnyvale, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of Sunnyvale, CA Apr 11, 2026
9:51 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Sunnyvale, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Sunnyvale, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:06 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) S of Sunnyvale, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Sunnyvale, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Apr 2, 2026
6:31 am PDT
4.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 22 km (14 mi) W of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 26 Mar 14, 2026
10:39 am PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) W of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.4 22 km (13 mi) W of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 7 Mar 13, 2026
12:25 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Mar 3, 2026
12:25 am PST
2.5 22 km (14 mi) NE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 32 Feb 24, 2026
2:21 am PST
2.2 27 km (17 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Feb 20, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Feb 20, 2026
6:43 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Feb 19, 2026
6:32 am PST
2.3 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 16 Feb 4, 2026
9:59 pm PST
2.0 27 km (17 mi) NE of Sunnyvale, CA Feb 4, 2026
3:49 am PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 2 Feb 3, 2026
9:44 am PST
2.1 25 km (16 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 2 Feb 2, 2026
9:06 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Jan 28, 2026
11:55 pm PST
1.6 30 km (18 mi) NE of Sunnyvale, CA Jan 28, 2026
1:36 pm PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Sunnyvale, CA Jan 7, 2026
8:01 am PST
1.7 15 km (9 mi) W of Sunnyvale, CA Dec 26, 2025
1:54 pm PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Sunnyvale, CA · felt by 1 Dec 14, 2025
1:01 pm PST

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 Sunnyvale time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sunnyvale are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Sunnyvale; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Sunnyvale; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 40 km SSE of Sunnyvale 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 46 km SE of Sunnyvale 1911
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 22 km ESE of Sunnyvale 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 32 km ESE of Sunnyvale 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 28 km SE of Sunnyvale 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 6 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace
Hayward fault, 16 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Cupertino 5 km · Loyola 6 km · Los Altos Hills 9 km · Saratoga 12 km · San Jose 13 km · Milpitas 13 km · Portola Valley 18 km · East Foothills 19 km

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