Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Adelanto, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 10:50 pm PDT on 19 April 2025 · 9 km (6 mi) SE of Adelanto, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Adelanto was M 2.7, 9 km (6 mi) SE of Adelanto, CA, at 10:50 pm PDT on 19 April 2025. 152 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 103 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 3
Largest since 2016: M 3.2 on 6 April 2016, 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Adelanto, CA
Reported felt: 20 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 11 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Adelanto, CA Jun 18, 2026
3:20 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA May 22, 2026
9:50 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA May 1, 2026
9:45 am PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jul 3, 2025
3:05 pm PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jun 26, 2025
1:52 pm PDT
2.0 9 km (5 mi) SE of Adelanto, CA · felt by 10 Apr 20, 2025
12:49 am PDT
2.7 9 km (6 mi) SE of Adelanto, CA · felt by 152 Apr 19, 2025
10:50 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Apr 15, 2025
12:49 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Feb 6, 2025
12:12 pm PST
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA · felt by 3 Jan 14, 2025
3:54 pm PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Dec 23, 2024
11:37 am PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Adelanto, CA Dec 19, 2024
1:50 pm PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Dec 17, 2024
11:59 am PST
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA · felt by 1 Nov 27, 2024
12:03 pm PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Adelanto, CA Nov 21, 2024
1:48 pm PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Nov 12, 2024
12:40 pm PST
2.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Oct 29, 2024
12:47 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA · felt by 9 Oct 22, 2024
12:33 pm PDT
1.5 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Adelanto, CA · felt by 2 Oct 10, 2024
4:41 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Sep 12, 2024
12:39 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Sep 5, 2024
12:37 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Adelanto, CA Aug 29, 2024
12:07 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Adelanto, CA Aug 28, 2024
6:08 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Aug 27, 2024
11:38 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Aug 22, 2024
11:42 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Aug 20, 2024
11:23 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Aug 15, 2024
11:13 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Aug 8, 2024
11:10 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Aug 6, 2024
11:44 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Aug 1, 2024
12:53 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jul 18, 2024
10:39 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Adelanto, CA Jul 16, 2024
11:08 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jul 2, 2024
9:38 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jun 18, 2024
11:44 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jun 13, 2024
3:54 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Adelanto, CA May 30, 2024
8:28 am PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Adelanto, CA May 28, 2024
2:04 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Adelanto, CA May 10, 2024
7:35 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA · felt by 1 Sep 1, 2023
10:02 am PDT
1.6 10 km (7 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jul 21, 2023
9:54 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jul 20, 2023
2:21 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) N of Adelanto, CA Apr 6, 2023
10:15 pm PDT
1.5 12 km (7 mi) NE of Adelanto, CA Jan 19, 2023
10:09 am PST
1.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Nov 4, 2022
1:09 pm PDT
2.1 9 km (5 mi) NW of Adelanto, CA Oct 22, 2022
10:29 pm PDT
2.5 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Adelanto, CA · felt by 6 Dec 13, 2020
2:55 am PST
2.1 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Adelanto, CA · felt by 2 Sep 30, 2020
11:37 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jul 30, 2020
3:44 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA Jul 20, 2020
1:06 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Adelanto, CA May 21, 2020
12:51 pm PDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Adelanto time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Adelanto are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Adelanto; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Adelanto:

5.2 3km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 38 km SSW of Adelanto 1970

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Helendale-South Lockhart fault, 21 km from its surface trace
North Frontal thrust system, 27 km from its surface trace
Cleghorn fault, 29 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Victorville 12 km · Hesperia 20 km · Phelan 23 km · Piñon Hills 27 km · Wrightwood 32 km

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