The "earthquake capital of the world"

Earthquakes near Parkfield

1 today, 30 in the last 7 days, 100+ in the last 30 days, most recently 3 weeks ago.

Today
1
Last 7 days
30
Last 30 days
100+
Strongest
M 3.3

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

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.