Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Fallbrook, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026 · 28 km (17 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fallbrook was M 3.0, 28 km (17 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA, at 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026. 360 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
- 81 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 11
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 10 September 2019, 24 km (15 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- Reported felt
- 24 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.4 20 km (12 mi) NE of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 86
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 3
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) SW of Fallbrook, CA
- 3.0 28 km (17 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 360
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 17
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 3
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SW of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SW of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) NE of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 9
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 2
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 47
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 7
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) SW of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 7
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 4
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NE of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 5
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 3
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, CA · felt by 12
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Fallbrook, 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 Fallbrook time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fallbrook are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Fallbrook; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Fallbrook:
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 39 km NNW of Fallbrook
- 5.3 6km SSE of Hemet, CA · 47 km NE of Fallbrook
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 43 km NW of Fallbrook
- 5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 39 km NNW of Fallbrook
- 5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 39 km NNW of Fallbrook
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Elsinore fault, 15 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 27 km from its surface trace
- San Onofre fault, 34 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Temecula 16 km · Camp Pendleton South 20 km · Oceanside 23 km · Wildomar 25 km · Carlsbad 26 km · Lakeland Village 30 km · Escondido 32 km · Lake Elsinore 33 km
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