Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Dana Point, CA

M 3.1

Latest: 12:36 pm PST on 7 December 2025 · 12 km (7 mi) SE of Dana Point, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Dana Point was M 3.1, 12 km (7 mi) SE of Dana Point, 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: 89 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 5
Largest since 2016: M 3.6 on 6 June 2024, 27 km (17 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA
Reported felt: 26 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 1 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

2.2 27 km (17 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 26 Sep 29, 2026
3:17 am PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Dana Point, CA Sep 23, 2026
1:06 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 1 Jan 24, 2026
8:32 pm PST
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 8 Jan 11, 2026
1:45 am PST
3.1 12 km (7 mi) SE of Dana Point, CA · felt by 208 Dec 7, 2025
12:36 pm PST
1.6 3 km (2 mi) SE of Dana Point, CA Sep 4, 2025
6:40 am PDT
1.5 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Dana Point, CA · felt by 1 Sep 4, 2025
5:42 am PDT
1.8 9 km (6 mi) N of Dana Point, CA Jul 25, 2025
10:56 pm PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Dana Point, CA Feb 19, 2025
10:15 pm PST
2.1 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 4 Feb 19, 2025
10:14 pm PST
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Dana Point, CA Feb 19, 2025
10:14 pm PST
2.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Dana Point, CA Jan 1, 2025
6:07 am PST
2.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 1 Dec 29, 2024
12:44 pm PST
2.8 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 6 Dec 28, 2024
8:05 pm PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 1 Nov 16, 2024
11:34 am PST
2.3 7 km (5 mi) N of Dana Point, CA · felt by 16 Oct 15, 2024
9:53 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Dana Point, CA Aug 7, 2024
3:35 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) W of Dana Point, CA · felt by 1 Aug 4, 2024
4:20 pm PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Dana Point, CA Jul 31, 2024
3:34 pm PDT
2.7 30 km (19 mi) W of Dana Point, CA · felt by 2 Jul 7, 2024
9:54 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA Jun 14, 2024
4:06 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 13 Jun 6, 2024
5:08 pm PDT
3.4 26 km (16 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 1,022 Jun 6, 2024
5:04 pm PDT
3.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 3,895 Jun 6, 2024
4:52 pm PDT
2.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 613 Jun 5, 2024
1:46 pm PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Dana Point, CA Feb 17, 2024
11:16 am PST
1.7 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Dana Point, CA Oct 13, 2023
3:21 am PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Dana Point, CA Sep 5, 2023
9:11 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA May 1, 2023
12:47 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Dana Point, CA Mar 28, 2023
10:36 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Dana Point, CA Mar 11, 2023
2:41 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Dana Point, CA Mar 11, 2023
1:45 pm PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Dana Point, CA Mar 11, 2023
2:34 am PST
1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Dana Point, CA Feb 13, 2023
10:28 pm PST
1.6 in Dana Point, CA Dec 28, 2022
11:12 pm PST
2.4 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Dana Point, CA Dec 4, 2022
11:48 am PST
2.5 49 km (31 mi) SSW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 8 Nov 26, 2022
2:01 am PST
2.2 30 km (19 mi) W of Dana Point, CA Sep 4, 2022
2:45 pm PDT
3.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Dana Point, CA · felt by 77 Jul 17, 2022
3:41 am PDT
2.7 30 km (18 mi) W of Dana Point, CA · felt by 2 Jul 16, 2022
11:23 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Dana Point, CA May 27, 2022
8:42 am PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) W of Dana Point, CA Mar 1, 2022
10:02 am PST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) SW of Dana Point, CA Feb 14, 2022
4:01 pm PST
1.9 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Dana Point, CA Jan 24, 2022
11:25 am PST
1.7 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Dana Point, CA Jan 5, 2022
5:30 am PST
2.0 30 km (19 mi) SW of Dana Point, CA · felt by 2 Sep 4, 2021
6:09 am PDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) SW of Dana Point, CA Sep 3, 2021
6:52 pm PDT
2.0 12 km (8 mi) NW of Dana Point, CA Apr 16, 2021
8:01 am PDT
1.8 4 km (2 mi) SE of Dana Point, CA Mar 23, 2021
3:25 am PDT
1.9 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Dana Point, CA Nov 24, 2020
8:02 am PST

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 Dana Point time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Dana Point are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Dana Point; the five largest:

6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 33 km WNW of Dana Point 1933
6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 38 km NE of Dana Point 1910
5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 33 km WNW of Dana Point 1933
5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 31 km NE of Dana Point 1938
5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 38 km NE of Dana Point 1910

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

Nearest mapped faults

Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 3 km from its surface trace
San Joaquin Hills thrust, 15 km from its surface trace
San Onofre fault, 15 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

San Clemente 9 km · Trabuco Canyon 24 km · Newport Beach 27 km · Costa Mesa 28 km · North Tustin 34 km · Huntington Beach 35 km · Lakeland Village 38 km

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