The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 7 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Rancho Cordova, the biggest of them M2.5. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Rancho Cordova came at 1.0× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Rancho Cordova — records go back to 1980 — was the M6.0 of Aug 24, 2014, 10:20 UTC: The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake.
How we figure this: 3 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 04, 2025 – Nov 04, 2026), compared with an average of 3.1 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Rancho Cordova
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.6 | 1 km NW of Forest Meadows, California | Nov 03, 2026, 01:09 AM | 0 km | 90 km ESE |
| M2.5 | 2 km WNW of Concord, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 01:23 AM | 15 km | 93 km SW |
| M2.1 | 3 km W of Concord, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 03:18 AM | 16 km | 95 km SW |
| M2.0 | 7 km ENE of Vallejo, CA | Oct 26, 2026, 12:05 PM | 4 km | 91 km SW |
| M1.3 | 5 km SSW of Pittsburg, CA | Oct 25, 2026, 09:46 PM | 15 km | 85 km SW |
| M0.9 | 2 km NNW of Vallejo, CA | Oct 23, 2026, 05:54 PM | 9 km | 96 km WSW |
| M1.0 | 10 km E of Angwin, CA | Oct 23, 2026, 09:28 AM | 5 km | 90 km W |
| M1.4 | 12 km NNE of Angwin, CA | Oct 21, 2026, 10:58 PM | 10 km | 94 km W |
| M1.1 | 10 km ENE of Blackhawk, CA | Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 AM | 6 km | 93 km SSW |
| M1.2 | 7 km NE of Blackhawk, CA | Oct 21, 2026, 05:59 AM | 12 km | 94 km SSW |
Earthquakes per year near Rancho Cordova (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Rancho Cordova
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 110 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Rancho Cordova (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6.0 | The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake | Aug 24, 2014, 10:20 UTC | 97 km |
| M5.8 | The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake | Jan 24, 1980, 19:00 UTC | 93 km |
| M5.4 | 9 km NE of Livermore, California | Jan 27, 1980, 02:33 UTC | 100 km |
| M5.1 | 11 km E of Blackhawk, California | Jan 24, 1980, 19:01 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.9 | 5 km WSW of Yountville, California | Sep 03, 2000, 08:36 UTC | 99 km |
| M4.8 | 11 km E of Blackhawk, California | Jan 24, 1980, 19:03 UTC | 94 km |
| M4.6 | 10 km SW of Brentwood, California | Jan 25, 1980, 05:24 UTC | 90 km |
| M4.5 | 1km SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA | Oct 15, 2019, 05:33 UTC | 98 km |
Nearby places
Carmichael, CA (4 km) · Fair Oaks, CA (7 km) · Arden-Arcade, CA (7 km) · Sacramento, CA (17 km) · Elk Grove, CA (21 km) · Roseville, CA (18 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 23:45 UTC · page built Nov 04, 2026, 00:15 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.