Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Fountain Valley, CA
M 2.9
Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fountain Valley was M 2.9, 29 km (18 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA, at 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026. 516 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 484 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 36
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.6 on 3 April 2019, 27 km (17 mi) NE of Fountain Valley, CA
- Reported felt
- 225 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 26
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.9 29 km (18 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) N of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 3.1 29 km (18 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 1,125
- 2.1 5 km (3 mi) W of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 36
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) W of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 10
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 22 km (13 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 196
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 443
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 21
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 63
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) W of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) W of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) W of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SE of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 3
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.6 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 37
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) NE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NE of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 5
- 2.4 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 181
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) NE of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) W of Fountain Valley, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) W of Fountain Valley, CA
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Fountain Valley, CA · felt by 3
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 Fountain Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fountain Valley are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Fountain Valley; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Fountain Valley; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 10 km SSW of Fountain Valley
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 41 km NNW of Fountain Valley
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 32 km NNE of Fountain Valley
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 10 km SSW of Fountain Valley
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 41 km E of Fountain Valley
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 2 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Huntington Beach 7 km · Westminster 7 km · Costa Mesa 8 km · Newport Beach 10 km · Seal Beach 14 km · Anaheim 14 km · North Tustin 16 km · Villa Park 17 km
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