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
- 0.21 km S of Parkfield, CA2 weeks ago · 27/10/2026, 04:47:35 · 9 km deep
- 0.72 km S of Parkfield, CA16 hours ago · 09/11/2026, 16:27:41 · 11 km deep
- 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, CA3 weeks ago · 16/10/2026, 22:34:41 · 10 km deep
- 1.111 km NW of Parkfield, CA4 days ago · 05/11/2026, 23:46:47 · -0 km deep
- 0.511 km NW of Parkfield, CA3 weeks ago · 20/10/2026, 02:11:12 · 10 km deep
- 2.3CENTRAL CALIFORNIA3 weeks ago · 20/10/2026, 02:09:00 · 11 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.