QuakeIndex

Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Buena Park, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) W of Buena Park, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Buena Park was M 2.9, 19 km (12 mi) W of Buena Park, 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
714 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
72
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Buena Park, CA
Reported felt
343 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Buena Park, CA · felt by 26
  2. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Buena Park, CA
  3. 2.9 19 km (12 mi) W of Buena Park, CA · felt by 516
  4. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Buena Park, CA
  5. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  6. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA · felt by 23
  7. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  8. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  9. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  10. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  11. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  12. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  13. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  14. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  15. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  16. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  17. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA · felt by 1
  18. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA · felt by 24
  19. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  20. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  21. 1.9 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  22. 2.3 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA · felt by 4
  23. 1.8 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Buena Park, CA
  24. 3.1 20 km (12 mi) W of Buena Park, CA · felt by 1,125
  25. 1.9 22 km (13 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  26. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) S of Buena Park, CA · felt by 36
  27. 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SW of Buena Park, CA
  28. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Buena Park, CA
  29. 2.0 13 km (8 mi) NE of Buena Park, CA · felt by 10
  30. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NW of Buena Park, CA
  31. 2.5 30 km (18 mi) W of Buena Park, CA · felt by 280
  32. 2.3 14 km (8 mi) WSW of Buena Park, CA · felt by 196
  33. 2.4 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Buena Park, CA · felt by 443
  34. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Buena Park, CA
  35. 2.3 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Buena Park, CA · felt by 21
  36. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) WSW of Buena Park, CA
  37. 1.8 15 km (9 mi) N of Buena Park, CA
  38. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  39. 1.7 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Buena Park, CA
  40. 2.1 12 km (7 mi) W of Buena Park, CA · felt by 63
  41. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Buena Park, CA
  42. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) W of Buena Park, CA
  43. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Buena Park, CA
  44. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Buena Park, CA
  45. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Buena Park, CA
  46. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Buena Park, CA
  47. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) E of Buena Park, CA
  48. 1.5 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Buena Park, CA
  49. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Buena Park, CA
  50. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Buena Park, 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 Buena Park time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Buena Park are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Buena Park; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 26 km S of Buena Park
  2. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 23 km NNW of Buena Park
  3. 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 45 km N of Buena Park
  4. 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 41 km NE of Buena Park
  5. 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 23 km ENE of Buena Park

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Fullerton 7 km · Anaheim 9 km · La Habra 9 km · Norwalk 9 km · Brea 11 km · Placentia 12 km · Westminster 12 km

If you felt one

QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.