Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Watsonville, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 13 km (8 mi) E of Watsonville, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Watsonville was M 2.6, 13 km (8 mi) E of Watsonville, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,259 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 145
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA
Reported felt: 492 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 28 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:35 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Watsonville, CA Sep 24, 2026
10:54 am PDT
1.7 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Sep 23, 2026
11:37 am PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) E of Watsonville, CA Sep 19, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
2.6 13 km (8 mi) E of Watsonville, CA Sep 17, 2026
11:14 am PDT
1.8 12 km (7 mi) E of Watsonville, CA Sep 10, 2026
11:05 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA Sep 10, 2026
1:59 am PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Sep 7, 2026
9:19 am PDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 1 Sep 5, 2026
7:59 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Sep 5, 2026
5:27 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Sep 5, 2026
4:36 am PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Watsonville, CA Sep 1, 2026
1:39 pm PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) NE of Watsonville, CA Aug 23, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA Aug 22, 2026
6:00 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA Aug 21, 2026
4:06 am PDT
1.7 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA Aug 12, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.7 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Aug 8, 2026
9:02 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) E of Watsonville, CA Aug 4, 2026
11:04 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Aug 4, 2026
6:15 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:13 am PDT
2.3 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Aug 1, 2026
3:54 am PDT
2.9 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
1:02 pm PDT
2.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 10 Jul 30, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 29, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Watsonville, CA Jul 29, 2026
2:19 pm PDT
1.7 23 km (15 mi) SE of Watsonville, CA Jul 29, 2026
12:09 pm PDT
2.2 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA Jul 28, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 27, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
3.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 37 Jul 27, 2026
1:13 am PDT
2.4 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
4:45 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 24, 2026
5:03 pm PDT
2.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 24, 2026
3:38 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) E of Watsonville, CA Jul 24, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.8 15 km (10 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA Jul 24, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA Jul 22, 2026
3:23 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Watsonville, CA Jul 21, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 1 Jul 20, 2026
10:17 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 20, 2026
10:12 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 20, 2026
5:43 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
2.0 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA Jul 17, 2026
5:48 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 17, 2026
4:45 am PDT
3.0 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 84 Jul 17, 2026
12:52 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 16, 2026
12:54 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 14, 2026
10:55 am PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 14, 2026
4:56 am PDT
2.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 3 Jul 14, 2026
4:11 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 5, 2026
9:02 am PDT
3.0 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Watsonville, CA · felt by 75 Jul 5, 2026
7:45 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 5, 2026
7:09 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA Jul 5, 2026
7:06 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 Watsonville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Watsonville are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 33 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Watsonville; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 18 km NW of Watsonville 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 25 km NNE of Watsonville 1911
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 41 km WSW of Watsonville 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 44 km N of Watsonville 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 45 km N of Watsonville 1984

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

Nearest mapped faults

Zayante-Vergeles fault, 3 km from its surface trace
East Monterey Bay fault, 11 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Interlaken 5 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 9 km · Corralitos 10 km · Aromas 10 km · Day Valley 17 km · Prunedale 17 km · Gilroy 20 km · San Juan Bautista 21 km

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