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, 7 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Madera, the biggest of them M2.6. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Madera came at 0.4× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Madera — records go back to 1980 — was the M6.7 of May 02, 1983, 23:42 UTC: The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake.
How we figure this: 2 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 4.8 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 Madera
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.9 | 27 km SSW of Los Banos, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 10:43 AM | 3 km | 79 km W |
| M2.3 | 24 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 02:34 AM | 20 km | 99 km NE |
| M2.6 | 5 km WNW of Madera, CA | Oct 29, 2026, 05:14 AM | 12 km | 5 km WNW |
| M2.1 | 6 km E of Cantua Creek, CA | Oct 26, 2026, 06:17 AM | 16 km | 53 km SSW |
| M1.6 | 29 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA | Oct 25, 2026, 01:43 AM | 4 km | 76 km WSW |
| M1.1 | 29 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA | Oct 25, 2026, 12:06 AM | 2 km | 76 km WSW |
| M1.4 | 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA | Oct 23, 2026, 06:15 AM | 7 km | 98 km S |
| M0.8 | 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA | Oct 14, 2026, 11:50 PM | 6 km | 98 km S |
| M2.0 | 2 km SSE of Sanger, CA | Oct 13, 2026, 06:29 PM | 10 km | 54 km ESE |
| M1.0 | 12 km SW of Huron, CA | Oct 13, 2026, 12:05 PM | 10 km | 93 km S |
Earthquakes per year near Madera (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 Madera
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 193 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Madera (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6.7 | The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake | May 02, 1983, 23:42 UTC | 84 km |
| M5.6 | 8 km SW of Huron, California | Aug 04, 1985, 12:01 UTC | 91 km |
| M5.5 | 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California | May 02, 1983, 23:46 UTC | 84 km |
| M5.5 | 11 km NE of Coalinga, California | Sep 09, 1983, 09:16 UTC | 85 km |
| M5.4 | 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California | Oct 25, 1982, 22:26 UTC | 82 km |
| M5.4 | 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California | Jul 22, 1983, 02:39 UTC | 87 km |
| M5.3 | 4 km NNE of Coalinga, California | Feb 14, 1987, 07:26 UTC | 91 km |
| M5.2 | 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California | May 09, 1983, 02:49 UTC | 82 km |
Nearby places
Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, CA (17 km) · Fairmead, CA (17 km) · Biola, CA (18 km) · Fresno, CA (35 km) · Clovis, CA (35 km) · Chowchilla, CA (25 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.