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

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-04-02 08:41 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.9

Santa Cruz, United States

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

Strongest years

1989 M 6.9 max · 50 earthquakes 1911 M 6.5 max · 2 earthquakes 1926 M 6.4 max · 4 earthquakes 1984 M 6.2 max · 9 earthquakes 1903 M 6.2 max · 2 earthquakes

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