Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Twin Lakes, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 12:52 am PDT on 17 July 2026 · 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Twin Lakes was M 3.0, 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA, at 12:52 am PDT on 17 July 2026. 84 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 149 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 18
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Twin Lakes, CA
- Reported felt
- 57 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 3.0 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 84
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 14
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Twin Lakes, CA
- 4.6 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 33,078
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 36
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 122
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) W of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 1
- 2.8 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 559
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) NE of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 8
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) SW of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SW of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Twin Lakes, CA
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) W of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) NE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) NE of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 7
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) W of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA
- 2.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 52
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 7
- 3.3 28 km (17 mi) E of Twin Lakes, CA · felt by 287
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) N of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NE of Twin Lakes, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Twin Lakes, 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 Twin Lakes time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Twin Lakes are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Twin Lakes; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 26 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Twin Lakes; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 13 km NE of Twin Lakes
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 36 km ENE of Twin Lakes
- 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 26 km SW of Twin Lakes
- 6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 31 km W of Twin Lakes
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 41 km NNE of Twin Lakes
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- East Monterey Bay fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Zayante-Vergeles fault, 12 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Santa Cruz 3 km · Day Valley 14 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 15 km · Bonny Doon 16 km · Corralitos 17 km · Boulder Creek 21 km · Lexington Hills 22 km · Watsonville 22 km
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