Earthquakes by city United States 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Modesto today

Modesto, United States: 178 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

211,266

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

178

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates 37.639, -120.997

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-02-02 15:01 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.5

Watsonville, United States

1911-07-01 21:59 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Modesto today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Modesto.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Modesto.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Modesto reached magnitude 6.5 on 1911-07-01 21:59 UTC, near Watsonville.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Modesto today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Modesto.

When was the last earthquake near Modesto?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-02-02 15:01 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Modesto?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Modesto reached magnitude 6.5 on 1911-07-01 21:59 UTC, near Watsonville.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Modesto

The map centers on Modesto and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

6.7 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 1 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-02-02 15:01	M 4.2	Fremont United States	9.6 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2026-02 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1911 M 6.5 max · 2 earthquakes 1984 M 6.2 max · 6 earthquakes 1903 M 6.2 max · 2 earthquakes 1980 M 5.8 max · 10 earthquakes 1979 M 5.8 max · 5 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.2	1
2024	M 4.2	1
2023	M 4.5	3
2022	M 5.1	1
2019	M 4.5	2
2017	M 4.1	1
2011	M 4.1	1
2010	M 4.1	1
2009	M 4.3	1
2008	M 4.1	1
2007	M 5.5	1
2006	M 4.3	1
2005	M 4.2	1
2003	M 4.3	3
2002	M 4.9	1
2001	M 4.4	1
1998	M 4.0	1
1997	M 4.2	1
1996	M 4.7	1
1995	M 4.2	2
1994	M 4.1	1
1993	M 4.9	2
1992	M 4.0	1
1991	M 4.6	5
1990	M 5.4	14
1989	M 5.4	21
1988	M 5.3	7
1987	M 4.4	3
1986	M 5.7	7
1984	M 6.2	6
1982	M 4.5	1
1981	M 4.8	4
1980	M 5.8	10
1979	M 5.8	5
1978	M 4.1	1
1977	M 4.4	1
1976	M 4.3	3
1975	M 4.4	8
1974	M 5.2	19
1973	M 4.6	1
1970	M 4.6	2
1967	M 4.9	2
1965	M 4.9	1
1964	M 5.2	1
1963	M 5.4	2
1959	M 5.3	2
1958	M 4.6	1
1957	M 4.0	1
1954	M 5.3	1
1951	M 4.8	1
1949	M 4.5	1
1947	M 4.4	1
1945	M 4.6	1
1941	M 4.5	1
1938	M 4.5	1
1933	M 4.5	1
1928	M 4.8	2
1924	M 4.5	1
1919	M 4.5	1
1917	M 4.8	1
1911	M 6.5	2
1910	M 5.8	1
1909	M 4.5	1
1903	M 6.2	2
1900	M 4.5	1