Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Yosemite Valley, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 7:51 am PDT on 28 August 2026 · 22 km (14 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Yosemite Valley was M 2.5, 22 km (14 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA, at 7:51 am PDT on 28 August 2026. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 304 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 15
Largest since 2016: M 3.4 on 3 November 2020, 20 km (12 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA
Reported felt: 42 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 24 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 01:38 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 22 km (14 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Aug 29, 2026
6:45 pm PDT
2.5 22 km (14 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Aug 28, 2026
7:51 am PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Aug 21, 2026
8:03 pm PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jun 25, 2026
1:08 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jun 2, 2026
3:39 am PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA May 30, 2026
7:13 am PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA May 30, 2026
5:36 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA May 2, 2026
1:04 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Apr 26, 2026
4:58 am PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Apr 23, 2026
7:47 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Yosemite Valley, CA Apr 14, 2026
4:41 am PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Mar 25, 2026
9:40 pm PDT
2.2 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jan 13, 2026
4:23 am PST
1.6 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Nov 19, 2025
3:30 pm PST
1.8 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Nov 3, 2025
3:17 am PST
1.5 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Sep 13, 2025
7:00 am PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Sep 8, 2025
12:47 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (15 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jul 1, 2025
7:33 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jun 16, 2025
8:03 am PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jun 13, 2025
5:30 am PDT
2.2 22 km (14 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jun 9, 2025
8:42 pm PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jun 2, 2025
11:05 pm PDT
1.5 12 km (8 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA May 25, 2025
4:52 am PDT
2.0 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA May 20, 2025
2:40 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Feb 25, 2025
7:05 pm PST
1.5 20 km (13 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jan 13, 2025
10:47 am PST
1.8 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jan 4, 2025
4:39 am PST
2.2 20 km (13 mi) E of Yosemite Valley, CA Dec 29, 2024
1:05 pm PST
1.7 24 km (15 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Dec 19, 2024
4:04 pm PST
2.3 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Nov 30, 2024
6:27 am PST
2.3 16 km (10 mi) E of Yosemite Valley, CA · felt by 3 Oct 8, 2024
12:00 pm PDT
1.9 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Oct 8, 2024
12:00 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Sep 18, 2024
7:22 am PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Sep 17, 2024
5:23 pm PDT
2.4 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · felt by 1 Sep 16, 2024
5:10 am PDT
2.3 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Sep 16, 2024
4:15 am PDT
1.6 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Sep 14, 2024
8:49 am PDT
2.4 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Sep 14, 2024
8:17 am PDT
3.0 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · felt by 5 Sep 9, 2024
4:20 pm PDT
2.3 20 km (12 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Sep 8, 2024
12:53 am PDT
2.7 9 km (6 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · felt by 1 Sep 2, 2024
2:44 pm PDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jul 16, 2024
2:02 pm PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jul 4, 2024
1:19 am PDT
1.5 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA May 22, 2024
4:12 am PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA May 14, 2024
12:03 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Apr 18, 2024
5:31 am PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA Apr 1, 2024
5:54 am PDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Feb 20, 2024
2:35 pm PST
2.1 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Feb 18, 2024
5:49 am PST
1.5 14 km (9 mi) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA Jan 15, 2024
11:11 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 Yosemite Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Yosemite Valley are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Yosemite Valley.

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

Nearest mapped faults

Silver Lake fault, 39 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Midpines 37 km

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