Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Anaheim, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) W of Anaheim, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Anaheim was M 2.9, 27 km (17 mi) W of Anaheim, CA, at 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026. 516 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 570 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 43
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 27 km (17 mi) NW of Anaheim, CA
Reported felt: 270 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 27 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:35 UTC

The latest 50

2.2 22 km (13 mi) S of Anaheim, CA · felt by 26 Sep 29, 2026
3:17 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) W of Anaheim, CA Sep 19, 2026
12:36 pm PDT
2.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Anaheim, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
1:32 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) N of Anaheim, CA Sep 14, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Anaheim, CA Sep 7, 2026
11:08 am PDT
3.1 27 km (17 mi) W of Anaheim, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
12:13 am PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Anaheim, CA · felt by 36 Aug 30, 2026
4:40 pm PDT
2.0 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Anaheim, CA · felt by 10 Aug 13, 2026
9:52 am PDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) E of Anaheim, CA · felt by 4 Aug 12, 2026
9:37 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Anaheim, CA Aug 11, 2026
11:19 pm PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) E of Anaheim, CA · felt by 11 Aug 11, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
3.0 23 km (15 mi) E of Anaheim, CA · felt by 402 Aug 11, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Anaheim, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:38 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NW of Anaheim, CA Aug 8, 2026
8:47 pm PDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) W of Anaheim, CA · felt by 196 Jul 30, 2026
10:44 am PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) W of Anaheim, CA · felt by 443 Jul 30, 2026
2:36 am PDT
1.7 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Anaheim, CA Jul 7, 2026
9:30 am PDT
2.3 24 km (15 mi) W of Anaheim, CA · felt by 21 Jun 25, 2026
1:09 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Anaheim, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:57 pm PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Anaheim, CA Jun 17, 2026
11:57 am PDT
1.7 9 km (5 mi) NE of Anaheim, CA May 31, 2026
1:08 am PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Anaheim, CA · felt by 63 May 18, 2026
11:02 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) W of Anaheim, CA Apr 16, 2026
5:56 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) E of Anaheim, CA Apr 16, 2026
10:12 am PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) SW of Anaheim, CA Apr 3, 2026
5:54 am PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) SW of Anaheim, CA Apr 3, 2026
5:38 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) NE of Anaheim, CA Mar 26, 2026
8:19 pm PDT
2.0 15 km (10 mi) ENE of Anaheim, CA Mar 25, 2026
1:40 am PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Anaheim, CA Mar 13, 2026
4:30 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Anaheim, CA Feb 23, 2026
12:20 am PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Anaheim, CA Feb 21, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.5 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Anaheim, CA Jan 17, 2026
4:15 am PST
1.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Anaheim, CA Jan 17, 2026
3:19 am PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Anaheim, CA · felt by 8 Jan 11, 2026
1:45 am PST
1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Anaheim, CA Dec 28, 2025
3:37 pm PST
1.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Anaheim, CA Dec 28, 2025
3:34 pm PST
1.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Anaheim, CA · felt by 3 Dec 13, 2025
9:50 pm PST
1.6 25 km (16 mi) E of Anaheim, CA Nov 14, 2025
10:29 am PST
1.9 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Anaheim, CA Oct 27, 2025
9:24 pm PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Anaheim, CA · felt by 37 Oct 27, 2025
3:56 am PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Anaheim, CA Oct 27, 2025
1:14 am PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Anaheim, CA · felt by 1 Oct 26, 2025
7:17 pm PDT
2.3 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Anaheim, CA · felt by 1 Oct 8, 2025
5:41 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Anaheim, CA Oct 1, 2025
10:34 pm PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Anaheim, CA Sep 18, 2025
5:56 pm PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Anaheim, CA Sep 17, 2025
5:13 am PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) NE of Anaheim, CA Aug 26, 2025
10:53 am PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) E of Anaheim, CA · felt by 5 Aug 19, 2025
11:21 pm PDT
2.4 14 km (9 mi) NW of Anaheim, CA · felt by 181 Aug 13, 2025
12:10 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) E of Anaheim, CA Aug 11, 2025
8:53 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 Anaheim time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Anaheim are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Anaheim; the five largest:

6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 24 km SSW of Anaheim 1933
6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 50 km ESE of Anaheim 1910
5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 29 km NNW of Anaheim 1987
5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 49 km N of Anaheim 1991
5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 40 km NNE of Anaheim 1990

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

Nearest mapped faults

Puente Hills blind thrust system, 4 km from its surface trace
Elsinore fault, 13 km from its surface trace
San Joaquin Hills thrust, 16 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Fullerton 4 km · Placentia 6 km · Buena Park 9 km · Brea 9 km · Villa Park 10 km · Yorba Linda 11 km · La Habra 11 km · Westminster 12 km

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