Tiny Parkfield, California straddles the San Andreas Fault and has produced so many moderate quakes on a near-regular cycle that scientists wired it up as a natural earthquake laboratory. The map above shows live earthquakes and recent activity around Parkfield (The "earthquake capital of the world"). For instant alerts the moment a quake strikes near here, the free QuakeMate app sends real-time push notifications.
Recent earthquakes near Parkfield
- 1.14 km SSE of Parkfield, CA3 weeks ago 路 30/05/2026, 16:23:43 路 5 km deep
- 0.35 km N of Parkfield, CA1 week ago 路 16/06/2026, 09:37:54 路 7 km deep
- 0.75 km NW of Parkfield, CA1 week ago 路 17/06/2026, 10:11:59 路 4 km deep
- 0.75 km NW of Parkfield, CA1 week ago 路 17/06/2026, 09:58:57 路 4 km deep
- 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, CA1 week ago 路 19/06/2026, 06:15:03 路 5 km deep
- 0.26 km NW of Parkfield, CA3 weeks ago 路 01/06/2026, 02:26:43 路 4 km deep
94 more earthquakes near Parkfield
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Earthquake data via the QuakeMate API (USGS, EMSC and regional agencies). Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised.