Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Desert Shores, CA

M 3.1

Latest: 1:17 pm PDT on 25 August 2026 · 19 km (11 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Desert Shores was M 3.1, 19 km (11 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA, at 1:17 pm PDT on 25 August 2026. 7 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,210 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 91
Largest since 2016: M 3.9 on 25 April 2018, 24 km (15 mi) W of Desert Shores, CA
Reported felt: 211 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 18 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 02:52 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA Sep 24, 2026
12:51 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA Sep 24, 2026
12:42 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA Sep 13, 2026
6:24 pm PDT
2.2 18 km (11 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:33 am PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Aug 26, 2026
3:03 pm PDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Aug 26, 2026
1:22 am PDT
3.1 19 km (11 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA · felt by 7 Aug 25, 2026
1:17 pm PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Aug 21, 2026
9:01 pm PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Aug 20, 2026
7:01 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of Desert Shores, CA Aug 19, 2026
4:29 am PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Aug 18, 2026
9:47 am PDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) SW of Desert Shores, CA Aug 13, 2026
8:32 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Aug 3, 2026
7:18 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 23, 2026
6:41 am PDT
2.4 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 21, 2026
11:14 pm PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Jul 20, 2026
7:51 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 19, 2026
2:11 am PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 19, 2026
2:11 am PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Jul 16, 2026
3:41 am PDT
1.5 25 km (16 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Jul 15, 2026
9:20 pm PDT
2.5 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA · felt by 1 Jul 9, 2026
12:02 pm PDT
2.4 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 5, 2026
4:20 pm PDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 5, 2026
12:50 am PDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 3, 2026
10:42 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Jul 2, 2026
5:14 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 2, 2026
12:52 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 1, 2026
11:59 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 1, 2026
11:21 pm PDT
3.4 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA · felt by 16 Jul 1, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jul 1, 2026
9:49 pm PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) SW of Desert Shores, CA Jun 28, 2026
3:16 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Desert Shores, CA Jun 14, 2026
3:31 am PDT
2.4 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA Jun 12, 2026
10:54 am PDT
2.3 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA Jun 12, 2026
10:52 am PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Desert Shores, CA Jun 4, 2026
11:33 pm PDT
2.4 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Desert Shores, CA Jun 4, 2026
11:00 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA May 23, 2026
6:19 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA May 22, 2026
1:36 am PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA May 13, 2026
8:49 pm PDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Desert Shores, CA May 13, 2026
8:33 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) W of Desert Shores, CA May 12, 2026
9:46 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA May 9, 2026
3:14 am PDT
2.2 17 km (10 mi) SW of Desert Shores, CA May 8, 2026
2:09 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Desert Shores, CA May 1, 2026
9:57 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (13 mi) SW of Desert Shores, CA Apr 23, 2026
1:22 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) SW of Desert Shores, CA Apr 19, 2026
4:32 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Apr 18, 2026
3:33 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Desert Shores, CA Apr 16, 2026
12:37 pm PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) SW of Desert Shores, CA Apr 11, 2026
2:35 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SW of Desert Shores, CA Apr 10, 2026
4:28 pm PDT

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

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Desert Shores; the five largest:

6.6 The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California Earthquake · 26 km SSW of Desert Shores 1968
6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake · 47 km SSE of Desert Shores 1987
6.4 The 1954 San Jacinto Fault, California Earthquake · 12 km SSW of Desert Shores 1954
6.2 The 1987 Elmore Ranch, California Earthquake · 42 km SSE of Desert Shores 1987
6.0 16km WSW of Oasis, CA · 20 km W of Desert Shores 1937

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Jacinto fault, 16 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 18 km from its surface trace
Mecca Hills fault, 19 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Oasis 9 km · Salton City 14 km · Mecca 19 km · Thermal 28 km · Coachella 33 km · Borrego Springs 35 km · La Quinta 38 km · Indio 39 km

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