Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Brea, CA
M 2.9
Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Brea, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Brea was M 2.9, 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Brea, CA, at 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026. 516 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 582 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 46
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 21 km (13 mi) NW of Brea, CA
- Reported felt
- 265 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) W of Brea, CA
- 2.9 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Brea, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 4 km (3 mi) NW of Brea, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SE of Brea, CA
- 3.1 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Brea, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Brea, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Brea, CA · felt by 36
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Brea, CA
- 2.0 2 km (2 mi) NE of Brea, CA · felt by 10
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Brea, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Brea, CA · felt by 11
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Brea, CA · felt by 402
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) W of Brea, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Brea, CA · felt by 196
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Brea, CA · felt by 443
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) SE of Brea, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Brea, CA · felt by 21
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Brea, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Brea, CA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Brea, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Brea, CA · felt by 63
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Brea, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Brea, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Brea, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Brea, CA
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) NE of Brea, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Brea, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Brea, CA
- 2.3 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Brea, CA · felt by 38
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Brea, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) W of Brea, CA
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Brea, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Brea, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Brea, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Brea, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Brea, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Brea, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Brea, CA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) W of Brea, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) SE of Brea, CA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Brea, 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 Brea time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Brea are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Brea; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 13 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Brea; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 33 km SSW of Brea
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 23 km NW of Brea
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 40 km NNW of Brea
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 31 km NE of Brea
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 13 km ENE of Brea
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 3 km from its surface trace
- Elsinore fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Sierra Madre fault, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
La Habra 5 km · Fullerton 6 km · Placentia 6 km · Rowland Heights 7 km · Yorba Linda 9 km · Anaheim 9 km · Buena Park 11 km · Villa Park 14 km
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