Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Camp Pendleton South, CA
M 3.1
Latest: 12:36 pm PST on 7 December 2025 · 28 km (17 mi) NW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Camp Pendleton South was M 3.1, 28 km (17 mi) NW of Camp Pendleton South, CA, at 12:36 pm PST on 7 December 2025. 208 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 28 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 5
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.1 on 25 January 2021, 27 km (17 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- Reported felt
- 5 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 28
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 2.1 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 3.1 28 km (17 mi) NW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · felt by 208
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.8 12 km (8 mi) S of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 3.1 27 km (17 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · felt by 29
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) S of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Camp Pendleton South, CA · felt by 65
- 2.7 16 km (10 mi) W of Camp Pendleton South, CA · felt by 8
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Camp Pendleton South, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) N of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) NW of Camp Pendleton South, CA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) S of Camp Pendleton South, 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 South time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Camp Pendleton South are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Camp Pendleton South; dots are the 28 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Camp Pendleton South.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- San Onofre fault, 17 km from its surface trace
- Carlsbad fault, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Oceanside 4 km · Carlsbad 8 km · Encinitas 23 km · Escondido 30 km · San Clemente 31 km · Temecula 36 km · Dana Point 40 km
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