Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near El Centro, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 2:47 am PDT on 18 May 2026 · 45 km (28 mi) NW of El Centro, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near El Centro was M 2.7, 45 km (28 mi) NW of El Centro, CA, at 2:47 am PDT on 18 May 2026. 153 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 4,455 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 566
Largest since 2016: M 4.9 on 30 September 2020, 29 km (18 mi) N of El Centro, CA
Reported felt: 584 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 4 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 42 km (26 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Oct 1, 2026
12:59 pm PDT
1.1 44 km (27 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Oct 1, 2026
3:33 am PDT
1.3 44 km (27 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Oct 1, 2026
2:24 am PDT
0.9 43 km (27 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Sep 30, 2026
11:05 pm PDT
1.1 43 km (27 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Sep 30, 2026
11:04 pm PDT
0.9 43 km (27 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Sep 30, 2026
10:59 pm PDT
0.9 43 km (27 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Sep 30, 2026
10:35 pm PDT
1.2 44 km (27 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Sep 30, 2026
10:34 pm PDT
1.0 44 km (27 mi) NW of El Centro, CA Sep 30, 2026
10:28 pm PDT
1.5 9 km (6 mi) ENE of El Centro, CA Sep 30, 2026
4:18 pm PDT
2.0 10 km (6 mi) ENE of El Centro, CA Sep 30, 2026
3:02 pm PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) ENE of El Centro, CA Sep 27, 2026
8:45 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) N of El Centro, CA Sep 27, 2026
12:29 am PDT
1.8 12 km (7 mi) ESE of El Centro, CA Sep 24, 2026
11:46 pm PDT
0.9 30 km (19 mi) WNW of El Centro, CA Sep 24, 2026
11:29 am PDT
1.5 17 km (11 mi) N of El Centro, CA Sep 23, 2026
9:49 am PDT
1.1 46 km (29 mi) W of El Centro, CA Sep 22, 2026
5:41 pm PDT
1.5 34 km (21 mi) WNW of El Centro, CA Sep 18, 2026
9:26 pm PDT
1.5 8 km (5 mi) ESE of El Centro, CA Sep 13, 2026
12:08 am PDT
2.2 20 km (13 mi) S of El Centro, CA · felt by 1 Sep 11, 2026
6:18 am PDT
2.3 8 km (5 mi) SE of El Centro, CA Sep 11, 2026
2:58 am PDT
1.9 9 km (5 mi) SE of El Centro, CA Sep 10, 2026
5:38 pm PDT
1.5 12 km (8 mi) ESE of El Centro, CA Sep 9, 2026
1:15 am PDT
1.9 12 km (8 mi) ESE of El Centro, CA Sep 9, 2026
12:49 am PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) S of El Centro, CA Sep 9, 2026
12:03 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of El Centro, CA Sep 8, 2026
10:14 pm PDT
1.8 10 km (6 mi) ENE of El Centro, CA Sep 8, 2026
10:02 pm PDT
2.1 10 km (6 mi) ENE of El Centro, CA Sep 8, 2026
9:59 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of El Centro, CA Sep 8, 2026
7:44 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) S of El Centro, CA Sep 7, 2026
5:22 am PDT
2.3 18 km (11 mi) S of El Centro, CA Sep 6, 2026
10:59 pm PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) S of El Centro, CA · felt by 1 Sep 6, 2026
8:39 pm PDT
1.5 32 km (20 mi) WSW of El Centro, CA Sep 6, 2026
2:38 pm PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) S of El Centro, CA · felt by 3 Sep 6, 2026
12:52 am PDT
1.7 50 km (31 mi) W of El Centro, CA Sep 4, 2026
11:18 pm PDT
2.2 20 km (12 mi) SW of El Centro, CA Sep 1, 2026
8:25 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) ESE of El Centro, CA Aug 31, 2026
5:58 am PDT
1.7 30 km (19 mi) SSW of El Centro, CA Aug 31, 2026
3:05 am PDT
1.6 6 km (4 mi) SW of El Centro, CA Aug 29, 2026
11:33 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) S of El Centro, CA Aug 29, 2026
9:10 pm PDT
2.4 14 km (9 mi) WNW of El Centro, CA Aug 28, 2026
7:44 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) N of El Centro, CA Aug 28, 2026
7:21 pm PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) S of El Centro, CA Aug 27, 2026
4:10 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) SSW of El Centro, CA Aug 23, 2026
6:37 am PDT
1.6 in El Centro, CA Aug 22, 2026
5:16 pm PDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) SSW of El Centro, CA Aug 20, 2026
11:49 pm PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) N of El Centro, CA Aug 17, 2026
3:50 am PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) WSW of El Centro, CA Aug 16, 2026
3:22 pm PDT
1.5 12 km (7 mi) ESE of El Centro, CA Aug 8, 2026
3:55 pm PDT
1.6 43 km (27 mi) W of El Centro, CA Aug 7, 2026
3:42 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 El Centro time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after El Centro are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 40 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of El Centro; the five largest:

6.9 The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake · 18 km ENE of El Centro 1940
6.6 The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California Earthquake · 29 km NW of El Centro 1942
6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake · 37 km NW of El Centro 1987
6.4 The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake, California-Baja California · 24 km SE of El Centro 1979
6.3 The 1906 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake · 13 km NNE of El Centro 1906

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

Nearest mapped faults

Imperial fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Brawley Seismic Zone, 11 km from its surface trace
San Jacinto fault, 14 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Imperial 6 km · Heber 7 km · Calexico 14 km · Holtville 17 km · Brawley 21 km · Westmorland 28 km · Calipatria 37 km

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