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Earthquakes Near Modesto, California 95357 Today

Live data from USGS · Monitoring ZIP code 95357 Updated just now

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Recent Earthquakes Near Modesto, California

74 earthquakes have been recorded within 250 miles of Modesto, California in the past 24 hours. Alertra monitors seismic activity near ZIP code 95357 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 Modesto, this earthquake watch dashboard provides real-time magnitude data, an interactive seismic map, and earthquake history going back 15+ years.

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📊 Earthquake Watch — Modesto

Live seismic risk assessment · Updated every 60 seconds from USGS

Current Threat Level
Notable
LowModerateHigh
Threat score: 42 / 100

Above-average activity near Modesto. Nothing dangerous, but noteworthy.

Earthquakes nearby 74
Closest to you M1.7, 76 mi
Strongest in last 24hr M4.4, Felt indoors
Last felt M4.0+ 17 days ago
Tracking Area
Modesto
LIVE EARTHQUAKES
Found 74 in region
Major (6.0+)
Moderate (4.0 - 5.9)
Minor (Below 4.0)
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🌍 Recent Earthquakes Near Modesto

Past 24 hours within 250 miles · Source: USGS

Showing events within 250 miles · Past 24 hours · Source: USGS
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MagnitudeWhat You'd FeelLocationDistanceWhen
M4.4 		Felt indoors 11 km N of Covelo, CA 199 mi 1:14 AM Details →
M3.8 		Light shaking 12 km NNE of Covelo, CA 199 mi 10:05 PM Details →
M3.0 		Light shaking 54 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada 229 mi 5:40 PM Details →
M2.7 		Rarely felt 3 km NW of The Geysers, CA 129 mi 3:29 AM Details →
M2.7 		Rarely felt 11 km NNE of Covelo, CA 199 mi 10:33 PM Details →
M2.5 		Rarely felt 12 km NNE of Covelo, CA 199 mi 10:53 PM Details →
M2.2 		Rarely felt 51 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada 182 mi 4:34 AM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 236 mi 10:15 AM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 16 km NNW of Mina, Nevada 159 mi 6:53 PM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 12 km N of Covelo, CA 199 mi 9:04 AM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 10 km N of Covelo, CA 199 mi 5:15 AM Details →
M2.0 		Rarely felt 9 km NW of Pinnacles, CA 77 mi 5:00 PM Details →
M2.0 		Rarely felt 9 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA 173 mi 2:38 AM Details →
M2.0 		Not felt 14 km SW of Manton, CA 192 mi 1:59 PM Details →
M2.0 		Not felt 5 km NNW of The Geysers, CA 130 mi 8:40 AM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 9 km N of Covelo, CA 199 mi 12:55 PM Details →
M1.8 		Not felt 12 km NNE of Covelo, CA 199 mi 10:18 PM Details →
M1.8 		Not felt 29 km WSW of Olancha, CA 178 mi 3:28 AM Details →
M1.7 		Not felt 10 km NW of Pinnacles, CA 76 mi 5:30 PM Details →
M1.7 		Not felt 12 km NNE of Covelo, CA 199 mi 10:09 PM Details →
M1.7 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 236 mi 1:31 AM Details →
M1.6 		Not felt 12 km N of Covelo, CA 201 mi 3:40 AM Details →
M1.6 		Not felt 17 km ESE of Little Lake, CA 213 mi 8:25 AM Details →
M1.6 		Not felt 10 km N of Covelo, CA 200 mi 3:24 AM Details →
M1.6 		Not felt 17 km ESE of Little Lake, CA 214 mi 8:25 AM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 9 km ENE of Brooktrails, CA 181 mi 7:06 AM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 15 km NW of Grapevine, CA 208 mi 1:09 AM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 236 mi 1:30 AM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 10 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 133 mi 12:53 AM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 7 km W of Cobb, CA 131 mi 8:19 PM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 8 km NW of The Geysers, CA 132 mi 11:38 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 6 km SW of Coso Junction, CA 196 mi 6:02 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA 132 mi 3:19 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 21 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA 209 mi 2:29 PM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 236 mi 8:33 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 3 km NW of The Geysers, CA 130 mi 9:44 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 26 km SW of Maricopa, CA 204 mi 4:44 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 15 km S of Tehachapi, CA 228 mi 12:57 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 237 mi 5:39 AM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 10 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 133 mi 12:55 AM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 2 km NW of The Geysers, CA 128 mi 9:01 AM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 6 km NW of The Geysers, CA 131 mi 7:53 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 6 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 131 mi 1:10 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 4 km NNW of The Geysers, CA 130 mi 3:26 AM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 7 km W of Cobb, CA 131 mi 8:19 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 6 km W of Cobb, CA 131 mi 3:57 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA 132 mi 10:22 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 20 km WSW of Olancha, CA 178 mi 5:17 AM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 5 km NW of The Geysers, CA 130 mi 3:45 AM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 3 km NNW of The Geysers, CA 129 mi 3:18 PM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 4 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA 169 mi 10:11 PM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 236 mi 9:03 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 8 km NW of The Geysers, CA 132 mi 4:27 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 3 km N of The Geysers, CA 128 mi 5:13 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 236 mi 3:19 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA 132 mi 6:48 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 6 km WNW of Cobb, CA 131 mi 4:10 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 5 km NW of The Geysers, CA 130 mi 6:16 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 2 km NNE of The Geysers, CA 128 mi 1:37 AM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 5 km NW of The Geysers, CA 130 mi 4:12 AM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 9 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 133 mi 8:14 PM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 7 km W of Cobb, CA 131 mi 8:24 PM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 8 km WNW of Cobb, CA 132 mi 4:41 PM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 7 km WNW of Cobb, CA 132 mi 3:47 AM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 15 km NE of Ridgecrest, CA 227 mi 4:54 AM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 14 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA 236 mi 5:37 PM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 15 km WSW of Searles Valley, CA 228 mi 4:55 AM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 7 km WNW of Cobb, CA 132 mi 6:05 PM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 6 km NW of The Geysers, CA 131 mi 1:00 PM Details →
M0.4 		Not felt 3 km W of Cobb, CA 129 mi 1:56 AM Details →
M0.3 		Not felt 8 km NW of The Geysers, CA 132 mi 9:26 AM Details →
M0.3 		Not felt 6 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 131 mi 7:43 AM Details →
M0.3 		Not felt 9 km NW of The Geysers, CA 133 mi 12:14 AM Details →
M0.2 		Not felt 12 km ENE of Cloverdale, CA 136 mi 2:10 PM Details →

📈 Earthquake History — Modesto

Since 2010 · M2.5+ · 250 mi radius

Modesto has recorded 14,088 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater within 250 miles since 2010. The largest was a M7.1 on Jul 6, 2019, located Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence. On average, the area experiences approximately 1252 notable seismic events per year.

M2.5+ in Past 7 Days

Sun
3
MAX M3.2
Mon
1
MAX M2.6
Tue
2
MAX M3.6
Wed
0
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Thu
1
MAX M3.5
Fri
2
MAX M3.8
Sat
3
MAX M4.4
Since 2010 · M2.5+ · 250 mi

Yearly Activity · 14088 events

Past Week
View:
M2.5–4 (bars)
M4+ (line, right axis)
Yearly Earthquake Activity by Magnitude01k2k3k4k050100150'10'13'16'19'22'252010: 252 (M2.5–4), 4 (M4+)2011: 639 (M2.5–4), 28 (M4+)2012: 455 (M2.5–4), 9 (M4+)2013: 638 (M2.5–4), 17 (M4+)2014: 575 (M2.5–4), 9 (M4+)2015: 493 (M2.5–4), 9 (M4+)2016: 563 (M2.5–4), 20 (M4+)2017: 575 (M2.5–4), 10 (M4+)2018: 410 (M2.5–4), 6 (M4+)2019: 3,135 (M2.5–4), 137 (M4+)2020: 2,043 (M2.5–4), 89 (M4+)2021: 999 (M2.5–4), 32 (M4+)2022: 555 (M2.5–4), 20 (M4+)2023: 600 (M2.5–4), 21 (M4+)2024: 640 (M2.5–4), 23 (M4+)2025: 561 (M2.5–4), 14 (M4+)2026: 489 (M2.5–4), 18 (M4+)
Event count (bars)
Seismic energy index (line)
Yearly Seismic Energy Release01k2k3k4k020.0B40.0B60.0B'10'13'16'19'22'252010: 256 events, Energy: 22.1M2011: 667 events, Energy: 124.0M2012: 464 events, Energy: 130.7M2013: 655 events, Energy: 488.5M2014: 584 events, Energy: 1.0B2015: 502 events, Energy: 53.0M2016: 583 events, Energy: 854.1M2017: 585 events, Energy: 47.1M2018: 416 events, Energy: 29.1M2019: 3,272 events, Energy: 49.9B2020: 2,132 events, Energy: 7.1B2021: 1,031 events, Energy: 1.2B2022: 575 events, Energy: 139.8M2023: 621 events, Energy: 407.5M2024: 663 events, Energy: 514.8M2025: 575 events, Energy: 92.0M2026: 507 events, Energy: 759.8M
Largest Recorded
M7.1
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
Jul 6, 2019
Avg Noticeable / Year
32.1
Estimated felt (MMI ≥ II)

Strongest Recorded Earthquakes

M7.1 Jul 6, 2019
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
M7.0 Dec 5, 2024
2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake
M6.8 Mar 10, 2014
77 km WNW of Indianola, California
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
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🛡️ Earthquake Safety — Modesto, California

What Modesto 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.

🛡️ 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.

🚪 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

✓ 1 gallon of water per person per day
✓ Non-perishable food (3-day supply)
✓ Battery-powered NOAA weather radio
✓ Flashlight and extra batteries
✓ First aid kit
✓ Whistle to signal for help
✓ N95 dust masks
✓ Plastic sheeting and duct tape
✓ Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
✓ 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 Modesto. Our threat scores, historical trend charts, and proximity alerts are all derived from this data — updated every 60 seconds.

Earthquake FAQ — Modesto, California

Was there an earthquake in Modesto today?

Heads up: a M4.4 earthquake was detected 199 miles away. Review details below. This page shows all earthquakes detected within 250 miles of Modesto in the past 24 hours, updated every 60 seconds from USGS.

Did an earthquake just happen near Modesto?

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What is the earthquake history for Modesto, California?

Alertra tracks USGS seismic records going back 15+ years for the Modesto area. View the historical trends chart above to see yearly earthquake frequency and the largest recorded event near 95357.

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