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Fault · California

Crafton Hills fault

21 kmlong (13 mi), as mapped
not measuredhow fast it slips
< 15,000 yearssince it last broke the surface
102quakes of M2.5+ within 10 km since 2016

In plain English

Its most recent surface rupture is younger than 15,000 years.

The largest earthquake recorded near it was M 6.2 in 1923 (3 km SE of San Bernardino, California) — about 65,000 times the energy of an M3.0, the size people start to feel. It released about 31 kilotons of TNT.

This week vs. its last ten years

0/100

quiet

0 quakes of M1.5+ within 5 km of the trace in the last 7 days — busier than 0% of weeks since 2016. A normal week: 0–2.

Computed from the USGS catalogue · a description of the past, not a forecast · method

San Andreas faultElsinore faultSan Jacinto faultNewport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon faultSan Clemente faultLenwood-Lockhart faultHelendale-South Lockhart faultSan Gabriel faultSierra Madre faultSan Diego Trough faultCalico-Hidalgo faultCatalina faultPalos Verdes faultPisgah-Bullion faultCamp Rock-Emerson-Copper Mountain faultPinto Mountain fault (includes Morongo Valley fault)North Frontal thrust systemJohnson Valley faultPuente Hills blind thrust systemLavic Lake faultSan Gorgonio Pass faultHomestead Valley faultSan Joaquin Hills thrustCleghorn faultRaymond faultIndio Hills Fault ZoneBurnt Mountain faultBanning faultEureka Peak faultLong Canyon faultOld Woman Springs faultRed Hill-Etiwanda Avenue faultBeaumont Plain fault M 6.2 · 1923 · 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California M 6.0 · 1858 · Near San Bernardino, California
The Crafton Hills fault as mapped at the surface (glowing), with the other mapped faults nearby, 102 of the M2.5+ earthquakes within 10 km of it since 2016 (dots), and the epicentres of the large historic earthquakes recorded near it (rings). Traces: USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Historic epicentres are estimates.

Every year since 2016

Earthquakes of M2.5+ with an epicentre within 10 km of the mapped trace. Near is not the same as on: some will have slipped on neighbouring faults.

The big ones recorded near it

  1. M 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California
    July 23, 1923 · epicentre 6 km from the trace
  2. M 6.0 Near San Bernardino, California
    December 16, 1858 · epicentre 24 km from the trace

Before 1973 from the USGS ComCat historical catalogue (within 25 km; epicentres of old earthquakes are estimates). Since 2016, M4+ within 10 km.

Most recent near it

  1. M 2.8 7 km SE of Loma Linda, CA
    2026-06-09 · 3 km from the trace
  2. M 3.2 7 km SE of Loma Linda, CA
    2026-06-09 · 3 km from the trace
  3. M 3.2 7 km SE of Loma Linda, CA
    2026-05-09 · 3 km from the trace
  4. M 3.1 7 km SE of Loma Linda, CA
    2026-05-08 · 3 km from the trace
  5. M 3.1 6 km SSW of Redlands, CA
    2026-05-06 · 2 km from the trace
  6. M 2.6 4 km SE of Loma Linda, CA
    2026-04-30 · 1 km from the trace

Neighbouring faults

Fault trace, slip rate and age: USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database (public domain), simplified for the web. Earthquakes: USGS ComCat. QuakeIndex does not forecast earthquakes; a fault's history describes the past. For early warning use ShakeAlert.