Earthquakes by city United States 100 km
Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Salinas today

Salinas, United States: 369 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
157,380
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
369
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
6.9
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates 36.678, -121.656
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
1
Last 12 months
2
Last nearby event: 2026-04-02 08:41 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 6.9
US
1989-10-18 00:04 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Salinas today

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

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Salinas.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Salinas reached magnitude 6.9 on 1989-10-18 00:04 UTC, near Santa Cruz.

Status today
No earthquake detected today
Strongest today
-

Was there an earthquake in Salinas today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Salinas?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-04-02 08:41 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Salinas?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Salinas reached magnitude 6.9 on 1989-10-18 00:04 UTC, near Santa Cruz.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Salinas

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

Average magnitude
4.5
Average depth
6.3 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 2 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
2026-04-02 08:41 M 4.6
Santa Cruz
United States
10.4 km
2025-11-27 20:57 M 4.0
Salinas
United States
8.2 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-11 1 events
2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.6 1
2025 M 4.0 1
2024 M 4.2 1
2023 M 4.5 2
2022 M 5.1 3
2021 M 4.3 3
2019 M 4.7 1
2018 M 4.1 1
2017 M 4.6 3
2016 M 4.2 1
2015 M 4.4 1
2014 M 4.4 3
2012 M 5.3 1
2011 M 4.6 3
2010 M 4.1 1
2009 M 4.3 1
2008 M 4.0 1
2007 M 5.5 2
2006 M 4.3 2
2005 M 4.2 1
2004 M 4.4 2
2003 M 4.3 1
2002 M 4.9 1
2001 M 4.6 7
1999 M 4.2 2
1998 M 5.1 3
1997 M 4.2 1
1996 M 4.9 2
1995 M 4.9 5
1994 M 4.1 2
1993 M 4.9 3
1991 M 4.7 5
1990 M 5.4 15
1989 M 6.9 50
1988 M 5.3 8
1987 M 4.2 3
1986 M 5.7 9
1985 M 4.6 1
1984 M 6.2 9
1983 M 5.2 3
1982 M 4.6 7
1981 M 4.8 7
1980 M 4.7 4
1979 M 5.8 4
1978 M 4.2 3
1977 M 4.2 1
1976 M 4.6 5
1975 M 4.4 16
1974 M 5.2 47
1973 M 4.6 3
1972 M 5.2 5
1971 M 4.8 2
1970 M 4.5 3
1969 M 4.3 3
1967 M 5.3 3
1966 M 4.4 1
1965 M 4.0 1
1964 M 5.2 1
1963 M 5.4 3
1962 M 4.7 2
1961 M 5.9 2
1960 M 5.0 1
1959 M 5.3 3
1958 M 4.6 2
1957 M 4.5 2
1956 M 5.0 3
1955 M 5.8 2
1954 M 5.3 3
1951 M 5.0 3
1949 M 4.7 2
1948 M 4.6 3
1947 M 4.4 1
1946 M 4.5 1
1945 M 4.6 1
1943 M 4.0 1
1941 M 4.5 1
1940 M 4.5 1
1939 M 5.5 2
1938 M 4.9 4
1937 M 4.5 3
1936 M 4.5 2
1934 M 4.5 2
1933 M 5.0 1
1932 M 5.0 6
1931 M 5.1 1
1930 M 4.5 2
1928 M 4.8 2
1927 M 5.0 1
1926 M 6.4 4
1924 M 4.6 3
1920 M 5.2 1
1919 M 4.5 1
1917 M 4.8 1
1916 M 5.3 2
1914 M 5.5 2
1912 M 4.5 1
1911 M 6.5 2
1910 M 5.8 2
1909 M 4.5 1
1908 M 4.5 1
1905 M 6.1 1
1903 M 6.2 2
1900 M 4.5 1