Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Canyon Lake, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Canyon Lake in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 3.6, 65 km (41 mi) ESE, at 12:31 am PDT on 19 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 165 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.7
Latest: 7:12 pm PDT on 17 June 2025 · 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Canyon Lake, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Canyon Lake was M 2.7, 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Canyon Lake, CA, at 7:12 pm PDT on 17 June 2025, 10 km deep. 28 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Canyon Lake was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 77 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Canyon Lake since; the newest is first in the list below.
In the last 24 hours, 1 earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Canyon Lake: M 1.7, 29 km (18 mi) SE of Canyon Lake, CA, at 5:32 am PDT.
- Last 24 hours
- 1
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 3 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 4.7
- Last 12 months
- 59 · largest M 2.4 on 5 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 618 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 25 January 2018, 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Canyon Lake, CA
- Reported felt
- 131 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Elsinore fault, 5 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Canyon Lake, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 19
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) SE of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 86
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 19
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) W of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) E of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) E of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 24
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) SW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 2.1 8 km (5 mi) S of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 17
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) W of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) W of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) W of Canyon Lake, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Canyon Lake, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) E of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Canyon Lake, 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 Canyon Lake time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Canyon Lake are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Canyon Lake; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Canyon Lake
The strongest shaking in Canyon Lake from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.5 on 11 February 2018, 7 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Canyon Lake (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.5 | 7 km | III · Weak · felt by 676 | |
| M 4.0 | 10 km | III · Weak · felt by 4,220 | |
| M 3.6 | 12 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,715 | |
| M 3.2 | 7 km | III · Weak · felt by 530 | |
| M 4.0 | 21 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,942 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Canyon Lake; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 29 km ENE of Canyon Lake
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 45 km N of Canyon Lake
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 12 km W of Canyon Lake
- 5.3 6km SSE of Hemet, CA · 31 km E of Canyon Lake
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 22 km W of Canyon Lake
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Elsinore fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- San Jacinto fault, 32 km from its surface trace
- Crafton Hills fault, 37 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Lake Elsinore 5 km · Lakeland Village 8 km · Wildomar 10 km · Perris 12 km · Menifee 13 km · Murrieta 16 km · Mead Valley 17 km · Woodcrest 23 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Canyon Lake, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.