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Earthquakes Near Salinas, California 93905 Today

Live data from USGS Β· Monitoring ZIP code 93905 Updated just now

68 small earthquakes nearby today, including 1 that may have been felt. This is typical activity.

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Recent Earthquakes Near Salinas, California

68 earthquakes have been recorded within 250 miles of Salinas, California in the past 24 hours. Alertra monitors seismic activity near ZIP code 93905 using live data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), updated every 60 seconds. Whether you felt shaking or are checking if an earthquake just happened near Salinas, this earthquake watch dashboard provides real-time magnitude data, an interactive seismic map, and earthquake history going back 15+ years.

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Live seismic risk assessment Β· Updated every 60 seconds from USGS

Current Threat Level
Normal
LowModerateHigh
Threat score: 22 / 100

Some seismic activity near Salinas. Most too small to feel.

Earthquakes nearby 68
Closest to you M1.4, 22 mi
Strongest in last 24hr M3.3, Light shaking
Last felt M4.0+ 8 days ago
Tracking Area
Salinas
LIVE EARTHQUAKES
Found 68 in region
Major (6.0+)
Moderate (4.0 - 5.9)
Minor (Below 4.0)
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🌍 Recent Earthquakes Near Salinas

Past 24 hours within 250 miles Β· Source: USGS

Showing events within 250 miles Β· Past 24 hours Β· Source: USGS
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MagnitudeWhat You'd FeelLocationDistanceWhen
M3.3 		Light shaking 22 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada 221 mi 1:36 AM Details β†’
M2.7 		Rarely felt 20 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada 222 mi 5:48 AM Details β†’
M2.7 		Rarely felt 15 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 233 mi 4:46 PM Details β†’
M2.0 		Not felt 22 km NE of San Ardo, CA 58 mi 10:04 PM Details β†’
M1.8 		Not felt 8 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 10:41 PM Details β†’
M1.8 		Not felt 9 km ESE of Redwood Valley, CA 194 mi 8:41 AM Details β†’
M1.8 		Not felt 16 km E of New Idria, CA 65 mi 10:43 PM Details β†’
M1.8 		Not felt 8 km W of Cobb, CA 163 mi 4:35 AM Details β†’
M1.8 		Not felt 12 km ESE of Willits, CA 205 mi 10:01 PM Details β†’
M1.8 		Not felt 22 km NE of San Ardo, CA 60 mi 4:10 AM Details β†’
M1.6 		Not felt 1 km NNW of The Geysers, CA 158 mi 6:41 PM Details β†’
M1.6 		Not felt 22 km S of Gorman, CA 210 mi 10:54 AM Details β†’
M1.6 		Not felt 38 km SE of Mina, Nevada 236 mi 8:22 AM Details β†’
M1.5 		Not felt 6 km NW of The Geysers, CA 161 mi 11:34 PM Details β†’
M1.5 		Not felt 8 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 10:47 PM Details β†’
M1.5 		Not felt 3 km W of Concord, CA 92 mi 9:46 PM Details β†’
M1.4 		Not felt 11 km ESE of Gilroy, CA 22 mi 10:05 AM Details β†’
M1.4 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 232 mi 8:07 PM Details β†’
M1.4 		Not felt 7 km SE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 12:47 PM Details β†’
M1.4 		Not felt 8 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 6:55 AM Details β†’
M1.4 		Not felt 8 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 2:29 AM Details β†’
M1.4 		Not felt 8 km NNE of Cloverdale, CA 169 mi 2:05 AM Details β†’
M1.3 		Not felt 7 km ESE of Santa Venetia, CA 101 mi 6:44 PM Details β†’
M1.3 		Not felt 16 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 232 mi 2:32 PM Details β†’
M1.3 		Not felt 7 km SE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 7:31 PM Details β†’
M1.2 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 232 mi 11:14 AM Details β†’
M1.2 		Not felt 14 km W of Tehachapi, CA 200 mi 10:09 AM Details β†’
M1.2 		Not felt 5 km NNW of Boron, CA 248 mi 11:16 PM Details β†’
M1.2 		Not felt 7 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 11:06 PM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 232 mi 6:12 PM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 16 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 232 mi 6:47 PM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 8 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA 161 mi 6:49 AM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 7 km SE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 12:48 AM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 7 km S of Mojave, CA 225 mi 6:54 PM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 8 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA 162 mi 4:50 PM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 2 km N of The Geysers, CA 159 mi 7:10 AM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 232 mi 7:49 AM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 1 km NNW of The Geysers, CA 158 mi 8:29 PM Details β†’
M1.1 		Not felt 6 km NW of The Geysers, CA 161 mi 5:23 PM Details β†’
M1.0 		Not felt 1 km N of The Geysers, CA 158 mi 8:28 PM Details β†’
M1.0 		Not felt 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA 162 mi 12:50 PM Details β†’
M1.0 		Not felt 3 km S of Cobb, CA 158 mi 5:34 AM Details β†’
M1.0 		Not felt 15 km NE of Little Lake, CA 218 mi 9:02 PM Details β†’
M1.0 		Not felt 13 km NNE of Yountville, CA 132 mi 1:50 AM Details β†’
M1.0 		Not felt 3 km SSW of Anderson Springs, CA 154 mi 6:45 AM Details β†’
M1.0 		Not felt 6 km NNW of The Geysers, CA 161 mi 12:44 PM Details β†’
M0.9 		Not felt 9 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 162 mi 11:09 AM Details β†’
M0.9 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 232 mi 5:09 PM Details β†’
M0.9 		Not felt 6 km W of Cobb, CA 162 mi 4:35 AM Details β†’
M0.9 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 233 mi 8:04 AM Details β†’
M0.8 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 232 mi 9:10 AM Details β†’
M0.8 		Not felt 0 km N of The Geysers, CA 158 mi 5:38 AM Details β†’
M0.8 		Not felt 2 km N of The Geysers, CA 159 mi 4:32 PM Details β†’
M0.8 		Not felt 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA 161 mi 6:29 PM Details β†’
M0.8 		Not felt 24 km NNW of Searles Valley, CA 234 mi 12:20 PM Details β†’
M0.8 		Not felt 3 km WSW of Cobb, CA 160 mi 11:52 AM Details β†’
M0.8 		Not felt 7 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 161 mi 2:54 AM Details β†’
M0.7 		Not felt 2 km NNW of The Geysers, CA 159 mi 12:26 PM Details β†’
M0.7 		Not felt 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA 162 mi 12:09 PM Details β†’
M0.7 		Not felt 8 km NW of The Geysers, CA 162 mi 8:42 AM Details β†’
M0.7 		Not felt 10 km NW of The Geysers, CA 163 mi 12:12 AM Details β†’
M0.7 		Not felt 19 km S of Trona, CA 246 mi 7:50 AM Details β†’
M0.7 		Not felt 9 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA 213 mi 1:29 PM Details β†’
M0.7 		Not felt 15 km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA 238 mi 2:56 AM Details β†’
M0.6 		Not felt 20 km ESE of Little Lake, CA 225 mi 9:45 AM Details β†’
M0.5 		Not felt 15 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA 161 mi 12:19 AM Details β†’
M0.4 		Not felt 4 km W of Cobb, CA 161 mi 3:01 PM Details β†’
M0.3 		Not felt 10 km ENE of Cloverdale, CA 164 mi 6:22 AM Details β†’

πŸ“ˆ Earthquake History β€” Salinas

Since 2008 Β· M2.5+ Β· 250 mi radius

Salinas has recorded 15,192 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater within 250 miles since 2008. The largest was a M7.1 on Jul 6, 2019, located Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence. On average, the area experiences approximately 1079 notable seismic events per year.

M2.5+ in Past 7 Days

Thu
2
MAX M3.4
Fri
2
MAX M2.9
Sat
4
MAX M3.7
Sun
1
MAX M3.6
Mon
1
MAX M2.7
Tue
6
MAX M3.3
Wed
3
MAX M3.3
Since 2008 Β· M2.5+ Β· 250 mi

Yearly Activity Β· 15192 events

Past Week
View:
M2.5–4 (bars)
M4+ (line, right axis)
Yearly Earthquake Activity by Magnitude01k2k3k4k050100150'10'13'16'19'22'252008: 590 (M2.5–4), 18 (M4+)2009: 548 (M2.5–4), 19 (M4+)2010: 545 (M2.5–4), 11 (M4+)2011: 627 (M2.5–4), 29 (M4+)2012: 440 (M2.5–4), 9 (M4+)2013: 618 (M2.5–4), 17 (M4+)2014: 550 (M2.5–4), 10 (M4+)2015: 483 (M2.5–4), 9 (M4+)2016: 537 (M2.5–4), 17 (M4+)2017: 546 (M2.5–4), 10 (M4+)2018: 392 (M2.5–4), 6 (M4+)2019: 3,102 (M2.5–4), 133 (M4+)2020: 2,034 (M2.5–4), 91 (M4+)2021: 974 (M2.5–4), 30 (M4+)2022: 531 (M2.5–4), 19 (M4+)2023: 584 (M2.5–4), 18 (M4+)2024: 597 (M2.5–4), 22 (M4+)2025: 520 (M2.5–4), 13 (M4+)2026: 473 (M2.5–4), 20 (M4+)
Event count (bars)
Seismic energy index (line)
Yearly Seismic Energy Release01k2k3k4k020.0B40.0B60.0B'10'13'16'19'22'252008: 608 events, Energy: 131.6M2009: 567 events, Energy: 210.5M2010: 556 events, Energy: 53.6M2011: 656 events, Energy: 125.3M2012: 449 events, Energy: 130.9M2013: 635 events, Energy: 487.7M2014: 560 events, Energy: 1.0B2015: 492 events, Energy: 53.0M2016: 554 events, Energy: 840.1M2017: 556 events, Energy: 45.2M2018: 398 events, Energy: 115.6M2019: 3,235 events, Energy: 49.8B2020: 2,125 events, Energy: 7.1B2021: 1,004 events, Energy: 1.2B2022: 550 events, Energy: 136.4M2023: 602 events, Energy: 357.5M2024: 619 events, Energy: 514.6M2025: 533 events, Energy: 58.8M2026: 493 events, Energy: 759.0M
Largest Recorded
M7.1
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
Jul 6, 2019
Avg Noticeable / Year
57.4
Estimated felt (MMI β‰₯ II)

Strongest Recorded Earthquakes

M7.1 Jul 6, 2019
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
M7.0 Dec 5, 2024
2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake
M6.5 May 15, 2020
Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake
M6.4 Dec 20, 2022
15km WSW of Ferndale, CA
M6.4 Jul 4, 2019
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
M6.2 Dec 20, 2021
7km N of Petrolia, CA
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πŸ›‘οΈ Earthquake Safety β€” Salinas, California

What Salinas residents should know before, during, and after an earthquake

🏠 Step 1

Before: Secure Your Space

Bolt heavy furniture to walls. Keep an emergency kit within arm's reach of where you sleep. Know your exits.

πŸ›‘οΈ Step 2

During: Drop, Cover, Hold On

Drop to your hands and knees. Take cover under sturdy furniture. Hold on until the shaking stops. Stay away from windows.

πŸšͺ Step 3

After: Check and Evacuate

Check for injuries and damage. If you smell gas, leave immediately and call 911. Expect aftershocks.

72-Hour Emergency Kit

βœ“ 1 gallon of water per person per day
βœ“ Non-perishable food (3-day supply)
βœ“ Battery-powered NOAA weather radio
βœ“ Flashlight and extra batteries
βœ“ First aid kit
βœ“ Whistle to signal for help
βœ“ N95 dust masks
βœ“ Plastic sheeting and duct tape
βœ“ Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
βœ“ Manual can opener

Notable US Seismic History

1994 Northridge, CA
M6.7
57 fatalities, $50B in damage. One of the costliest US natural disasters.
2011 Virginia
M5.8
Felt across 22 states. The most widely felt earthquake in US history.
2018 Anchorage, AK
M7.1
Major infrastructure damage across south-central Alaska.

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Alertra is an earthquake monitoring platform built by a team of engineers in Arizona focused on natural disaster safety technology. We provide real-time earthquake alerts and risk assessments to help communities prepare before disaster strikes.

Alertra ingests real-time seismic data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and combines it with over 15 years of legacy earthquake records to build localized risk models for communities like Salinas. Our threat scores, historical trend charts, and proximity alerts are all derived from this data β€” updated every 60 seconds.

Earthquake FAQ β€” Salinas, California

Was there an earthquake in Salinas today?

68 small earthquakes nearby today, including 1 that may have been felt. This is typical activity. This page shows all earthquakes detected within 250 miles of Salinas in the past 24 hours, updated every 60 seconds from USGS.

Did an earthquake just happen near Salinas?

Check the live earthquake table above for the most recent seismic events near 93905. Alertra detects earthquakes right now as they happen and can send you instant earthquake alerts for Salinas.

What is the earthquake history for Salinas, California?

Alertra tracks USGS seismic records going back 15+ years for the Salinas area. View the historical trends chart above to see yearly earthquake frequency and the largest recorded event near 93905.

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