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, 44 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Atwater, the biggest of them M3.0. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Atwater came at 1.0× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Atwater — records go back to 1980 — was the M6.2 of Apr 24, 1984, 21:15 UTC: The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake.
How we figure this: 20 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 19.7 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 Atwater
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.6 | 1 km NW of Forest Meadows, California | Nov 03, 2026, 01:09 AM | 0 km | 94 km N |
| M2.3 | 27 km WSW of Westley, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 01:09 AM | 2 km | 75 km W |
| M1.9 | 26 km WSW of Westley, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 05:26 PM | 3 km | 75 km W |
| M1.9 | 27 km SSW of Los Banos, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 10:43 AM | 3 km | 65 km SSW |
| M1.4 | 26 km WSW of Westley, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 04:07 AM | 5 km | 75 km W |
| M2.2 | 26 km WSW of Westley, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 12:44 AM | 3 km | 75 km W |
| M1.2 | 26 km WSW of Westley, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 12:41 AM | 5 km | 75 km W |
| M1.0 | 10 km ESE of Gilroy, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 11:58 PM | 4 km | 85 km WSW |
| M2.2 | 15 km N of Pinnacles, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 11:30 PM | 3 km | 89 km SSW |
| M1.1 | 26 km WSW of Westley, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 09:52 PM | 5 km | 75 km W |
Earthquakes per year near Atwater (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 Atwater
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 403 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Atwater (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6.2 | The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake | Apr 24, 1984, 21:15 UTC | 95 km |
| M5.7 | 15 km NE of East Foothills, California | Mar 31, 1986, 11:55 UTC | 96 km |
| M5.5 | 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California | Jan 26, 1986, 19:20 UTC | 85 km |
| M5.1 | 1 km NE of Tres Pinos, California | Feb 20, 1988, 08:39 UTC | 87 km |
| M5.1 | 15km ESE of Alum Rock, CA | Oct 25, 2022, 18:42 UTC | 94 km |
| M4.9 | 9 km E of Gilroy, California | Jan 16, 1993, 06:29 UTC | 84 km |
| M4.9 | 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California | May 14, 2002, 05:00 UTC | 97 km |
| M4.9 | 22 km NNE of Soledad, California | Apr 23, 1995, 08:41 UTC | 98 km |
Nearby places
Winton, CA (5 km) · Livingston, CA (11 km) · Merced, CA (12 km) · Modesto, CA (47 km) · Turlock, CA (27 km) · Ceres, CA (41 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 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.