Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Bonsall, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bonsall was M 3.0, 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA, at 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026. 360 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 74 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 6
Largest since 2016: M 4.0 on 30 January 2022, 29 km (18 mi) E of Bonsall, CA
Reported felt: 22 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 30 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 10 minutes ago · this page 02:09 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Sep 29, 2026
12:08 pm PDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 86 Sep 5, 2026
3:31 am PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) NE of Bonsall, CA Aug 31, 2026
3:38 am PDT
2.1 22 km (13 mi) W of Bonsall, CA Aug 2, 2026
3:45 am PDT
3.0 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 360 Jul 31, 2026
1:10 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Jun 9, 2026
12:48 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Sep 6, 2025
10:29 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 3 Aug 3, 2025
9:41 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) SE of Bonsall, CA Jul 1, 2025
6:51 pm PDT
2.0 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 1 Jun 11, 2025
7:57 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 1 May 13, 2025
1:21 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SW of Bonsall, CA May 7, 2025
12:37 am PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Bonsall, CA Jan 20, 2025
9:21 pm PST
1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Dec 15, 2024
1:45 am PST
2.4 30 km (19 mi) E of Bonsall, CA · felt by 92 Dec 14, 2024
6:18 am PST
1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 1 Nov 14, 2024
6:18 am PST
1.7 22 km (14 mi) NE of Bonsall, CA Sep 4, 2024
6:11 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Bonsall, CA May 13, 2024
12:39 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Apr 21, 2024
1:16 am PDT
2.0 22 km (14 mi) NE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 9 Jan 6, 2024
2:59 pm PST
2.0 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 2 Jan 5, 2024
5:14 am PST
2.4 23 km (14 mi) NE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 47 Dec 31, 2023
2:08 am PST
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Dec 4, 2023
2:27 pm PST
1.5 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Bonsall, CA Jun 30, 2023
11:59 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 1 Jun 26, 2023
5:58 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA May 31, 2023
8:41 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA May 17, 2023
5:07 am PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Bonsall, CA Apr 5, 2023
1:11 pm PDT
2.5 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 7 Aug 7, 2022
8:27 pm PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Bonsall, CA Apr 18, 2022
8:33 am PDT
4.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Bonsall, CA · felt by 5,794 Jan 30, 2022
9:46 am PST
2.0 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Dec 30, 2021
8:27 pm PST
1.6 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Dec 30, 2021
7:59 pm PST
1.9 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Dec 30, 2021
7:55 pm PST
2.0 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 1 Oct 14, 2021
8:00 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Oct 14, 2021
7:04 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Bonsall, CA Aug 22, 2021
9:39 pm PDT
1.9 30 km (18 mi) SW of Bonsall, CA Aug 4, 2021
4:19 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Apr 18, 2021
4:41 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Apr 18, 2021
3:17 am PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 5 Apr 18, 2021
2:18 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Feb 6, 2021
6:03 am PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Jan 16, 2021
6:59 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 3 Nov 23, 2020
2:40 pm PST
1.9 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA · felt by 12 Nov 20, 2020
10:53 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Bonsall, CA Oct 31, 2020
4:42 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Bonsall, CA Jul 23, 2020
5:03 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) NE of Bonsall, CA Oct 11, 2019
4:01 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) NE of Bonsall, CA Sep 7, 2019
3:52 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Bonsall, CA May 17, 2019
12:16 am 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 Bonsall time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bonsall are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Bonsall:

6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 48 km NNW of Bonsall 1910
5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 48 km NNW of Bonsall 1910
5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 48 km NNW of Bonsall 1910
5.0 16 km NW of Julian, California · 50 km ESE of Bonsall 1920

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

Nearest mapped faults

Elsinore fault, 21 km from its surface trace
Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 24 km from its surface trace
Carlsbad fault, 32 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Camp Pendleton South 16 km · Oceanside 18 km · Carlsbad 19 km · Escondido 23 km · Temecula 24 km · Encinitas 29 km · Wildomar 35 km · Aguanga 38 km

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