Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Garnet, CA

M 3.2

Latest: 9:51 am PDT on 1 August 2026 · 15 km (10 mi) ENE of Garnet, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Garnet was M 3.2, 15 km (10 mi) ENE of Garnet, CA, at 9:51 am PDT on 1 August 2026. 46 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 968 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 233
Largest since 2016: M 4.9 on 19 January 2026, 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA
Reported felt: 261 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 22 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 01:01 UTC

The latest 50

0.8 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Garnet, CA Sep 30, 2026
2:05 am PDT
0.9 7 km (5 mi) WSW of Garnet, CA Sep 27, 2026
12:00 am PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Garnet, CA Sep 24, 2026
4:30 am PDT
0.7 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA Sep 23, 2026
12:03 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Sep 10, 2026
7:59 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Sep 9, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) W of Garnet, CA Aug 28, 2026
8:16 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Garnet, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
3.2 15 km (10 mi) ENE of Garnet, CA · felt by 46 Aug 1, 2026
9:51 am PDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA Jul 26, 2026
6:36 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Garnet, CA Jul 24, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
2.1 23 km (15 mi) ESE of Garnet, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:30 am PDT
2.5 24 km (15 mi) W of Garnet, CA Jul 16, 2026
5:58 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Jul 13, 2026
12:04 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Jul 8, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Garnet, CA Jul 3, 2026
2:53 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Jul 3, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA Jun 28, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA · felt by 1 Jun 28, 2026
4:22 am PDT
2.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA · felt by 9 Jun 26, 2026
9:36 am PDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) NE of Garnet, CA Jun 24, 2026
10:50 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) W of Garnet, CA Jun 22, 2026
10:30 am PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA May 30, 2026
2:58 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA May 22, 2026
9:26 pm PDT
2.2 30 km (18 mi) W of Garnet, CA May 18, 2026
1:35 pm PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA · felt by 2 May 17, 2026
8:47 am PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Garnet, CA May 15, 2026
1:23 am PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) E of Garnet, CA May 12, 2026
2:58 am PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) W of Garnet, CA May 4, 2026
9:49 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA · felt by 2 Apr 26, 2026
8:45 am PDT
3.4 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA · felt by 375 Apr 26, 2026
8:44 am PDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA · felt by 3 Apr 26, 2026
8:17 am PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) NW of Garnet, CA Apr 23, 2026
9:09 am PDT
1.5 25 km (15 mi) E of Garnet, CA Apr 20, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Apr 11, 2026
3:06 am PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Apr 10, 2026
12:16 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA Apr 5, 2026
5:37 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Garnet, CA Mar 27, 2026
1:49 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA Mar 21, 2026
8:03 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Garnet, CA Mar 21, 2026
8:03 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Mar 21, 2026
8:34 am PDT
1.9 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Garnet, CA Mar 20, 2026
9:39 am PDT
2.5 8 km (5 mi) NE of Garnet, CA · felt by 3 Mar 15, 2026
7:01 am PDT
2.1 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Garnet, CA Mar 15, 2026
6:52 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA Mar 12, 2026
12:18 am PDT
1.9 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Garnet, CA · felt by 2 Mar 11, 2026
2:59 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Garnet, CA Mar 10, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) E of Garnet, CA Mar 8, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
1.9 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Garnet, CA Mar 6, 2026
8:59 am PST
2.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Garnet, CA · felt by 1 Mar 2, 2026
7:52 am PST

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

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 34 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Garnet; the five largest:

7.3 The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake · 31 km N of Garnet 1992
6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 49 km WSW of Garnet 1918
6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 45 km NW of Garnet 1992
6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 15 km ENE of Garnet 1992
6.0 The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake · 15 km ENE of Garnet 1948

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 1 km from its surface trace
Long Canyon fault, 4 km from its surface trace
Burnt Mountain fault, 9 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Desert Hot Springs 5 km · Thousand Palms 14 km · Morongo Valley 16 km · Yucca Valley 21 km · Joshua Tree 28 km · Cabazon 29 km · Idyllwild 31 km · La Quinta 33 km

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