Earthquakes near Woodside, CA

The latest 50

1. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 54 Sep 21, 2026
   8:24 pm PDT
2. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 8 Sep 19, 2026
   5:16 pm PDT
3. 1.7 in Woodside, CA Sep 13, 2026
   5:52 pm PDT
4. 1.8 in Woodside, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
   5:45 pm PDT
5. 2.5 in Woodside, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
   5:44 pm PDT
6. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Woodside, CA Sep 2, 2026
   4:21 am PDT
7. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Aug 30, 2026
   9:38 am PDT
8. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 7 Aug 30, 2026
   2:04 am PDT
9. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Aug 28, 2026
   1:28 pm PDT
10. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 11 Aug 26, 2026
    7:13 pm PDT
11. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Aug 22, 2026
    11:24 am PDT
12. 1.5 3 km (2 mi) ESE of Woodside, CA Aug 18, 2026
    11:18 am PDT
13. 1.8 4 km (2 mi) SE of Woodside, CA Aug 18, 2026
    10:05 am PDT
14. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Woodside, CA Aug 18, 2026
    7:04 am PDT
15. 1.9 4 km (2 mi) SE of Woodside, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
    2:30 am PDT
16. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Woodside, CA Aug 15, 2026
    11:11 am PDT
17. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) S of Woodside, CA Jul 23, 2026
    9:47 pm PDT
18. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Jul 13, 2026
    11:24 am PDT
19. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Jul 13, 2026
    1:59 am PDT
20. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Jul 12, 2026
    10:53 pm PDT
21. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Jul 8, 2026
    6:20 am PDT
22. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Woodside, CA Jul 4, 2026
    5:24 pm PDT
23. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Jul 1, 2026
    10:22 pm PDT
24. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 19 Jun 27, 2026
    9:25 am PDT
25. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Jun 21, 2026
    12:47 pm PDT
26. 1.9 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Woodside, CA Jun 14, 2026
    2:35 pm PDT
27. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Jun 12, 2026
    3:18 am PDT
28. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NE of Woodside, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
    1:27 pm PDT
29. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Jun 6, 2026
    7:43 pm PDT
30. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA May 12, 2026
    11:53 am PDT
31. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA May 10, 2026
    2:30 pm PDT
32. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 14 May 5, 2026
    4:23 pm PDT
33. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Woodside, CA May 3, 2026
    5:24 pm PDT
34. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Woodside, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
    10:22 pm PDT
35. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Apr 1, 2026
    2:39 pm PDT
36. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Mar 31, 2026
    8:44 am PDT
37. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Mar 27, 2026
    1:08 am PDT
38. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Mar 26, 2026
    6:15 am PDT
39. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 1 Mar 26, 2026
    2:42 am PDT
40. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Mar 25, 2026
    2:19 pm PDT
41. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Mar 23, 2026
    12:28 pm PDT
42. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Mar 21, 2026
    12:06 am PDT
43. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Mar 18, 2026
    9:38 am PDT
44. 2.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Woodside, CA · felt by 26 Mar 14, 2026
    10:39 am PDT
45. 1.9 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Woodside, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
    3:44 pm PDT
46. 2.4 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Woodside, CA · felt by 7 Mar 13, 2026
    12:25 pm PDT
47. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
    6:48 am PDT
48. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Woodside, CA · felt by 3 Mar 13, 2026
    2:30 am PDT
49. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA Mar 9, 2026
    1:10 am PDT
50. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NW of Woodside, CA · felt by 5 Feb 22, 2026
    7:41 pm PST

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

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 13 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Woodside; the five largest:

1. 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 44 km NW of Woodside 1906
2. 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 43 km ESE of Woodside 1903
3. 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 48 km ESE of Woodside 1903
4. 5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 28 km SSE of Woodside 1955
5. 5.5 Santa Cruz Mountains, California · 37 km SE of Woodside 1914

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

Nearest mapped faults

• San Andreas fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
• Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 8 km from its surface trace
• San Gregorio fault, 16 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Portola Valley 5 km · Los Altos Hills 12 km · Half Moon Bay 16 km · Loyola 16 km · Sunnyvale 20 km

If you felt one

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• Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score

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