Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Fullerton, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) W of Fullerton, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fullerton was M 2.9, 26 km (16 mi) W of Fullerton, 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: 587 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 47
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 23 km (15 mi) NW of Fullerton, CA
Reported felt: 274 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 15 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of Fullerton, CA · felt by 26 Sep 29, 2026
3:17 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) W of Fullerton, CA Sep 19, 2026
12:36 pm PDT
2.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Fullerton, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
1:32 pm PDT
1.6 8 km (5 mi) N of Fullerton, CA Sep 14, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Fullerton, CA Sep 7, 2026
11:08 am PDT
3.1 26 km (16 mi) W of Fullerton, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
12:13 am PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Fullerton, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:15 am PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Fullerton, CA · felt by 36 Aug 30, 2026
4:40 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) W of Fullerton, CA Aug 16, 2026
5:11 am PDT
2.0 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Fullerton, CA · felt by 10 Aug 13, 2026
9:52 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) E of Fullerton, CA · felt by 4 Aug 12, 2026
9:37 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Fullerton, CA Aug 11, 2026
11:19 pm PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) E of Fullerton, CA · felt by 11 Aug 11, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
3.0 25 km (15 mi) E of Fullerton, CA · felt by 402 Aug 11, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Fullerton, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:38 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Fullerton, CA Aug 8, 2026
8:47 pm PDT
2.3 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Fullerton, CA · felt by 196 Jul 30, 2026
10:44 am PDT
2.4 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Fullerton, CA · felt by 443 Jul 30, 2026
2:36 am PDT
1.7 6 km (3 mi) NE of Fullerton, CA Jul 7, 2026
9:30 am PDT
2.3 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Fullerton, CA · felt by 21 Jun 25, 2026
1:09 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Fullerton, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:57 pm PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Fullerton, CA Jun 17, 2026
11:57 am PDT
1.7 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Fullerton, CA May 31, 2026
1:08 am PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) W of Fullerton, CA · felt by 63 May 18, 2026
11:02 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Fullerton, CA Apr 16, 2026
5:56 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) E of Fullerton, CA Apr 16, 2026
10:12 am PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) SW of Fullerton, CA Apr 3, 2026
5:54 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) SW of Fullerton, CA Apr 3, 2026
5:38 am PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Fullerton, CA Mar 26, 2026
8:19 pm PDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) E of Fullerton, CA Mar 25, 2026
1:40 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) NE of Fullerton, CA Mar 13, 2026
4:30 am PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) N of Fullerton, CA Feb 23, 2026
12:20 am PST
1.7 25 km (15 mi) NE of Fullerton, CA Feb 21, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.5 19 km (12 mi) E of Fullerton, CA Jan 17, 2026
4:15 am PST
1.5 22 km (13 mi) W of Fullerton, CA Jan 17, 2026
3:19 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Fullerton, CA · felt by 8 Jan 11, 2026
1:45 am PST
1.8 26 km (16 mi) N of Fullerton, CA Jan 7, 2026
11:12 am PST
1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Fullerton, CA Dec 28, 2025
3:37 pm PST
1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Fullerton, CA Dec 28, 2025
3:34 pm PST
1.5 21 km (13 mi) S of Fullerton, CA · felt by 3 Dec 13, 2025
9:50 pm PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Fullerton, CA Nov 14, 2025
10:29 am PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Fullerton, CA · felt by 1 Nov 5, 2025
12:41 am PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Fullerton, CA Oct 27, 2025
9:24 pm PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Fullerton, CA · felt by 37 Oct 27, 2025
3:56 am PDT
1.5 15 km (9 mi) E of Fullerton, CA Oct 27, 2025
1:14 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Fullerton, CA · felt by 1 Oct 26, 2025
7:17 pm PDT
2.3 12 km (7 mi) E of Fullerton, CA · felt by 1 Oct 8, 2025
5:41 pm PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Fullerton, CA Oct 1, 2025
10:34 pm PDT
1.5 7 km (4 mi) NW of Fullerton, CA Sep 18, 2025
5:56 pm PDT
1.9 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Fullerton, CA Sep 17, 2025
5:13 am 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 Fullerton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fullerton are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 13 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Fullerton; the five largest:

6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 27 km SSW of Fullerton 1933
5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 26 km NNW of Fullerton 1987
5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 45 km N of Fullerton 1991
5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 37 km NE of Fullerton 1990
5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 17 km ENE of Fullerton 2008

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

Nearest mapped faults

Puente Hills blind thrust system, under 1 km from its surface trace
Elsinore fault, 12 km from its surface trace
San Joaquin Hills thrust, 20 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Anaheim 4 km · Placentia 5 km · Brea 6 km · Buena Park 7 km · La Habra 7 km · Yorba Linda 11 km · Rowland Heights 12 km · Villa Park 12 km

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