Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Banning, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 5:58 pm PDT on 16 July 2026 · 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Banning, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Banning was M 2.5, 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Banning, CA, at 5:58 pm PDT on 16 July 2026. 26 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,927 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 168
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 8 May 2018, 13 km (8 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- Reported felt
- 469 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Banning, CA
- 0.8 12 km (8 mi) N of Banning, CA
- 1.1 7 km (5 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- 1.2 7 km (4 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- 0.9 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Banning, CA
- 1.2 5 km (3 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- 1.0 6 km (4 mi) S of Banning, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Banning, CA
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- 0.5 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Banning, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Banning, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Banning, CA
- 1.6 2 km (1 mi) NW of Banning, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Banning, CA
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Banning, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) E of Banning, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) W of Banning, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) W of Banning, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Banning, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Banning, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Banning, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) NW of Banning, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NW of Banning, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Banning, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Banning, CA
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) W of Banning, CA
- 2.5 12 km (7 mi) NW of Banning, CA · felt by 6
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) S of Banning, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SW of Banning, CA
- 1.7 27 km (16 mi) WNW of Banning, CA
- 2.5 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Banning, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) S of Banning, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Banning, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Banning, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) N of Banning, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Banning, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Banning, CA
- 2.2 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Banning, CA
- 1.7 2 km (2 mi) NW of Banning, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Banning, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Banning, CA
- 2.2 30 km (18 mi) N of Banning, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Banning, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Banning, CA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) NE of Banning, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Banning, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Banning, CA
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 Banning time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Banning are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Banning; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 28 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Banning; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 20 km SSW of Banning
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 31 km N of Banning
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 40 km WNW of Banning
- 6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 26 km ENE of Banning
- 5.8 3km NE of Yucca Valley, California · 49 km ENE of Banning
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Gorgonio Pass fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- Banning fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 6 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Cabazon 8 km · Beaumont 9 km · San Jacinto 17 km · Calimesa 19 km · Yucaipa 20 km · Valle Vista 20 km · Hemet 22 km · Idyllwild 25 km
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