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Earthquakes near Camp Pendleton North, CA

M 3.1

Latest: 12:36 pm PST on 7 December 2025 · 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton North, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Camp Pendleton North was M 3.1, 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton North, CA, at 12:36 pm PST on 7 December 2025. 208 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
33 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
5
Largest since 2016
M 3.1 on 7 December 2025, 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton North, CA
Reported felt
7 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 33

  1. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  2. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) NE of Camp Pendleton North, CA · felt by 86
  3. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  4. 2.1 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  5. 3.1 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton North, CA · felt by 208
  6. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton North, CA · felt by 1
  7. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  8. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  9. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  10. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  11. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton North, CA · felt by 9
  12. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton North, CA · felt by 47
  13. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  14. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  15. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) W of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  16. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  17. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) W of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  18. 1.9 30 km (19 mi) NE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  19. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  20. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  21. 2.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Camp Pendleton North, CA · felt by 8
  22. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  23. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  24. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  25. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  26. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  27. 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  28. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  29. 2.0 13 km (8 mi) W of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  30. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NE of Camp Pendleton North, CA · felt by 9
  31. 2.1 30 km (18 mi) NE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  32. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton North, CA
  33. 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Camp Pendleton North, 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 Camp Pendleton North time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Camp Pendleton North are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Camp Pendleton North; dots are the 33 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 Camp Pendleton North:

  1. 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 44 km N of Camp Pendleton North
  2. 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 46 km NNW of Camp Pendleton North
  3. 5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 44 km N of Camp Pendleton North
  4. 5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 44 km N of Camp Pendleton North

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

Camp Pendleton South 11 km · Oceanside 14 km · Carlsbad 18 km · Temecula 25 km · San Clemente 30 km · Escondido 30 km · Encinitas 31 km · Wildomar 32 km

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