Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Vandenberg Village, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 5:08 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Vandenberg Village was M 2.5, 19 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA, at 5:08 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 140 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 20
Largest since 2016: M 3.6 on 28 October 2024, 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA
Reported felt: 62 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 25 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 14 minutes ago · this page 02:14 UTC

The latest 50

2.3 18 km (11 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 26, 2026
6:34 am PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 23, 2026
11:25 am PDT
2.2 18 km (11 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 23, 2026
12:19 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 22, 2026
1:39 pm PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 20, 2026
1:12 pm PDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 17, 2026
5:08 am PDT
2.7 19 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 1 Aug 17, 2026
2:42 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 17, 2026
1:38 am PDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 16 Aug 14, 2026
5:31 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 8, 2026
11:56 pm PDT
2.8 20 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 50 Aug 8, 2026
11:37 pm PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 8, 2026
10:13 pm PDT
2.5 20 km (12 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 32 Aug 8, 2026
10:12 pm PDT
2.2 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Vandenberg Village, CA Jul 23, 2026
8:51 am PDT
2.3 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 1 Jul 21, 2026
1:52 am PDT
1.5 15 km (9 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA Jun 18, 2026
6:18 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Vandenberg Village, CA May 23, 2026
9:34 pm PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Vandenberg Village, CA Apr 18, 2026
2:02 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 1 Mar 23, 2026
9:54 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Vandenberg Village, CA Dec 12, 2025
2:36 pm PST
1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Vandenberg Village, CA Sep 28, 2025
4:01 pm PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 1 Sep 3, 2025
1:42 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 26, 2025
11:54 am PDT
2.4 15 km (9 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 1 Aug 5, 2025
4:16 am PDT
2.5 6 km (4 mi) SE of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 17 May 22, 2025
5:27 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA Apr 24, 2025
9:10 pm PDT
2.0 17 km (11 mi) NE of Vandenberg Village, CA Mar 8, 2025
5:43 am PST
2.5 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 15 Feb 24, 2025
8:23 am PST
2.1 16 km (10 mi) NE of Vandenberg Village, CA Dec 10, 2024
12:07 pm PST
2.3 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 3 Nov 18, 2024
5:04 am PST
2.3 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA Nov 4, 2024
9:06 am PST
1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA Oct 30, 2024
1:38 am PDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 3 Oct 30, 2024
1:34 am PDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 8 Oct 28, 2024
1:09 am PDT
3.6 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 207 Oct 28, 2024
12:49 am PDT
2.4 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 6 Oct 28, 2024
12:45 am PDT
3.2 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 361 Oct 27, 2024
8:55 pm PDT
2.5 15 km (9 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 7 Oct 24, 2024
9:19 am PDT
2.2 15 km (9 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA Oct 24, 2024
9:18 am PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 22, 2024
3:03 am PDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) SE of Vandenberg Village, CA · felt by 1 Aug 6, 2024
12:05 am PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) W of Vandenberg Village, CA Aug 2, 2024
12:54 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Vandenberg Village, CA Jul 7, 2024
4:50 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA Feb 11, 2024
6:52 am PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA Feb 2, 2024
6:37 pm PST
1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA Sep 17, 2023
7:20 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Vandenberg Village, CA Sep 11, 2023
7:13 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Vandenberg Village, CA Jul 15, 2023
2:22 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Vandenberg Village, CA Jun 22, 2023
2:34 am PDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) NE of Vandenberg Village, CA Jun 21, 2023
12:08 am PDT

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

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Vandenberg Village:

6.9 The 1927 Lompoc, California Earthquake · 22 km W of Vandenberg Village 1927
5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 12 km NNE of Vandenberg Village 1902
5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 15 km E of Vandenberg Village 1902
5.7 Near Los Alamos, California · 27 km ESE of Vandenberg Village 1915
5.0 5 km SSW of Nipomo, California · 33 km N of Vandenberg Village 1927

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

Nearest mapped faults

Los Alamos fault, 13 km from its surface trace
Hosgri fault, 17 km from its surface trace
Santa Ynez fault, 22 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Lompoc 8 km · Orcutt 18 km · Los Alamos 18 km · Buellton 27 km · Guadalupe 31 km · Los Olivos 33 km · Solvang 33 km · Santa Ynez 37 km

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