The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Le Grand, the biggest of them M3.0. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Le Grand came at 0.3× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Le Grand — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.5 of Sep 19, 2023, 04:13 UTC: 15 km SW of Westley, CA.
How we figure this: 1 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 3.6 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Le Grand
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.9 | 27 km SSW of Los Banos, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 10:43 AM | 3 km | 76 km SW |
| M2.3 | 24 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 02:34 AM | 20 km | 93 km ENE |
| M2.6 | 5 km WNW of Madera, CA | Oct 29, 2026, 05:14 AM | 12 km | 30 km SSE |
| M1.4 | 13 km NE of Hollister, CA | Oct 27, 2026, 09:23 AM | 6 km | 99 km WSW |
| M2.1 | 6 km E of Cantua Creek, CA | Oct 26, 2026, 06:17 AM | 16 km | 80 km S |
| M1.6 | 29 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA | Oct 25, 2026, 01:43 AM | 4 km | 75 km SW |
| M1.1 | 29 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA | Oct 25, 2026, 12:06 AM | 2 km | 75 km SW |
| M1.7 | 19 km WSW of Gustine, CA | Oct 22, 2026, 10:34 PM | 2 km | 83 km W |
| M3.0 | 20 km WSW of Gustine, CA | Oct 21, 2026, 09:18 PM | 1 km | 85 km W |
| M1.9 | 14 km NE of Hollister, CA | Oct 20, 2026, 09:47 AM | 7 km | 97 km WSW |
Earthquakes per year near Le Grand (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Le Grand
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 106 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Le Grand (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.5 | 15 km SW of Westley, CA | Sep 19, 2023, 04:13 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.5 | 28 km SW of South Dos Palos, California | Jan 06, 1988, 22:49 UTC | 75 km |
| M4.4 | 40 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California | Sep 28, 2014, 20:45 UTC | 85 km |
| M4.2 | 10 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California | Sep 22, 1995, 16:06 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.2 | 6 km SW of Three Rocks, California | Dec 23, 1989, 16:37 UTC | 87 km |
| M4.2 | 37 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California | Feb 05, 1983, 12:01 UTC | 82 km |
| M4.0 | 15 km NE of Bass Lake, California | Dec 08, 1997, 12:22 UTC | 75 km |
| M4.0 | 11 km W of Three Rocks, California | Sep 30, 1989, 09:21 UTC | 85 km |
Nearby places
Planada, CA (9 km) · Chowchilla, CA (12 km) · Fairmead, CA (18 km) · Merced, CA (22 km) · Madera, CA (34 km) · Atwater, CA (35 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.