Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Tara Hills, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 28 km (18 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Tara Hills was M 2.5, 28 km (18 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 841 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 111
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Tara Hills, CA
- Reported felt
- 441 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 4 km (3 mi) S of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.3 14 km (9 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) W of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 8
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 6
- 2.5 28 km (18 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) W of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) E of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA
- 3.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) N of Tara Hills, CA
- 2.7 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 172
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 11
- 1.9 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 17
- 2.5 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 96
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Tara Hills, CA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NE of Tara Hills, CA · felt by 5
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Tara Hills, 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 Tara Hills time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Tara Hills are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Tara Hills; 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 Tara Hills:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 34 km SW of Tara Hills
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 25 km N of Tara Hills
- 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 50 km NE of Tara Hills
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 39 km SSW of Tara Hills
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 14 km from its surface trace
- Rodgers Creek fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- Concord fault, 22 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Pinole 2 km · El Sobrante 3 km · San Pablo 4 km · East Richmond Heights 5 km · Rodeo 6 km · El Cerrito 9 km · Kensington 10 km · Crockett 11 km
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