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Earthquakes near Santa Maria, CA today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Santa Maria, CA in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M2.7 87 km SE, 20 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Santa Maria, CA just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Santa Maria, California, United States and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 1 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M2.7 87 km SE, Oct 5, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M4.1 74 km NNW, Nov 18, 2025
- Past year count
- 81 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 87 km M2.7, Oct 5, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Santa Maria, CA
USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Santa Maria, CA in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M2.7 87 km SE of the city at Oct 5, 08:40 local time (20 days ago).
The average depth was about 9 km and 1 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Santa Maria, CA) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 08:40 | Oct 5, 15:40 UTC | M2.7 | 87 km SE | 9 km | 7 km SE of Goleta, CA |
| Oct 4, 14:07 | Oct 4, 21:07 UTC | M2.5 | 142 km NNE | 23 km | 9 km WSW of Corcoran, CA |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Los_Angeles.
Largest earthquakes near Santa Maria, CA in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Santa Maria, CA in the past 12 months was M4.1 on Nov 18, 2025, 74 km NNW of the city (7 km W of Templeton, CA).
With 81 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 6.8 a month), the area around Santa Maria, CA is active by global standards. 0 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | M4.1 | 74 km NNW | 5 km | 7 km W of Templeton, CA |
| Jul 12, 2026 | M4.1 | 139 km E | 13 km | 2 km ESE of Frazier Park, CA |
| Dec 14, 2025 | M3.6 | 140 km ESE | 11 km | 13 km NW of Fillmore, CA |
| Dec 12, 2025 | M3.5 | 74 km NNW | 5 km | 8 km W of Templeton, CA |
| Jun 6, 2026 | M3.4 | 138 km ESE | 25 km | 15 km NW of Fillmore, CA |
| Aug 4, 2026 | M3.3 | 135 km NNE | 10 km | 10 km NNE of Kettleman City, CA |
| Dec 16, 2025 | M3.3 | 125 km ESE | 4 km | 6 km S of Ojai, CA |
| Dec 20, 2025 | M3.3 | 147 km NNW | 7 km | 20 km NE of San Lucas, CA |
| Apr 15, 2026 | M3.2 | 76 km E | 9 km | 24 km SW of Maricopa, CA |
| Oct 30, 2025 | M3.2 | 118 km NW | 6 km | 15 km NNW of San Simeon, CA |
Was it felt in Santa Maria, CA?
The largest nearby quake this month, M2.7 at 87 km, was probably too small or too distant to notice in Santa Maria, 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 1 of these quakes: M2.7 on Oct 5, 2026 (59 reports, max intensity 3.8).
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
1 earthquake near Santa Maria, CA in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag: M4.1 7 km W of Templeton, CA (Nov 18, 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.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 147 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
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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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).