Earthquakes near Santa Clara, CA today

Recent earthquakes near Santa Clara, CA

USGS recorded 5 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Santa Clara, CA in the past 30 days, 2 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M3.0 97 km SE of the city at Oct 22, 14:58 local time (3 days ago).

The average depth was about 3 km and 5 of 5 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface. The busiest day was Oct 22, 2026 with 2 quakes.

USGS also lists 2 smaller quakes (below M2.5) within 100 km in the last 24 hours; these are rarely felt.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Los_Angeles.

Largest earthquakes near Santa Clara, CA in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Santa Clara, CA in the past 12 months was M4.6 on Apr 2, 2026, 30 km SSW of the city (1 km SE of Boulder Creek, CA).

With 214 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 17.8 a month), the area around Santa Clara, CA is very active by global standards. 1 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Santa Clara, CA?

The largest nearby quake this month, M3.3 at 45 km, was probably too small or too distant to notice in Santa Clara, CA by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 4 of these quakes: M3.1 on Oct 22, 2026 (9 reports, max intensity 2.1); M2.5 on Oct 15, 2026 (3 reports, max intensity 2); M2.5 on Sep 29, 2026 (51 reports, max intensity 3.4); M3.3 on Sep 27, 2026 (15 reports, max intensity 2).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

4 earthquakes near Santa Clara, CA in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag: M4.2 4 km SE of San Ramon, CA (Feb 2, 2026); M4.0 5 km S of San Juan Bautista, CA (Nov 27, 2025); M4.0 6 km W of Glen Ellen, CA (Dec 14, 2025); M4.0 8 km E of Gilroy, CA (Nov 26, 2025). The flag means the quake was large enough and in an oceanic region where tsunami warning centres issue messages; it does not mean a tsunami happened.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 146 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

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USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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