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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Walnut Creek, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Walnut Creek was M 3.0, 23 km (14 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA, at 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026. 52 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
1,920 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
497
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 4 km (2 mi) NNE of Walnut Creek, CA
Reported felt
1,004 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Walnut Creek, CA
  2. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  3. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  4. 2.3 14 km (9 mi) W of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 2
  5. 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 65
  6. 1.7 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Walnut Creek, CA
  7. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  8. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  9. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  10. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Walnut Creek, CA
  11. 2.4 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 3
  12. 3.0 23 km (14 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 52
  13. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 5
  14. 3.1 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 257
  15. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  16. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 1
  17. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  18. 2.5 18 km (11 mi) SW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 64
  19. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 8
  20. 1.8 12 km (8 mi) SE of Walnut Creek, CA
  21. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA
  22. 1.9 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 1
  23. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 6
  24. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 8
  25. 1.7 10 km (6 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA
  26. 2.5 8 km (5 mi) NE of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 13
  27. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Walnut Creek, CA
  28. 1.6 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Walnut Creek, CA
  29. 2.2 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 9
  30. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Walnut Creek, CA
  31. 2.8 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 227
  32. 3.8 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 7,876
  33. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 25
  34. 1.8 10 km (6 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA
  35. 1.9 4 km (3 mi) N of Walnut Creek, CA
  36. 2.0 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 2
  37. 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  38. 1.7 8 km (5 mi) N of Walnut Creek, CA
  39. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 1
  40. 2.0 17 km (10 mi) W of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 2
  41. 2.6 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 417
  42. 1.5 10 km (6 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA
  43. 1.9 8 km (5 mi) N of Walnut Creek, CA
  44. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Walnut Creek, CA
  45. 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Walnut Creek, CA
  46. 1.9 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Walnut Creek, CA
  47. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) S of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 6
  48. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Walnut Creek, CA
  49. 1.7 10 km (6 mi) E of Walnut Creek, CA
  50. 2.4 27 km (17 mi) S of Walnut Creek, CA · felt by 42

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

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Walnut Creek; the five largest:

  1. 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 46 km WSW of Walnut Creek
  2. 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 41 km NNW of Walnut Creek
  3. 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 27 km ESE of Walnut Creek
  4. 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 46 km NNE of Walnut Creek
  5. 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 36 km ESE of Walnut Creek

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Saranap 3 km · Pleasant Hill 5 km · Lafayette 5 km · Alamo 7 km · Concord 9 km · Pacheco 9 km · Orinda 11 km · Danville 11 km

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