Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Hidden Meadows, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026 · 20 km (13 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Hidden Meadows was M 3.0, 20 km (13 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA, at 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026. 360 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 213 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 27
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 31 March 2023, 26 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA
Reported felt: 79 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 31 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 10 minutes ago · this page 02:09 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Hidden Meadows, CA Sep 29, 2026
12:08 pm PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Hidden Meadows, CA Aug 31, 2026
3:38 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Hidden Meadows, CA Aug 18, 2026
5:20 pm PDT
3.0 20 km (13 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 360 Jul 31, 2026
1:10 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Jul 17, 2026
4:20 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 4 Jun 17, 2026
8:09 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Jun 9, 2026
12:48 am PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Apr 12, 2026
8:41 pm PDT
2.8 30 km (19 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 102 Mar 30, 2026
3:51 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 20, 2026
11:01 am PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Mar 19, 2026
3:50 am PDT
1.5 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 18, 2026
2:52 am PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 14, 2026
10:14 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 6, 2026
10:19 pm PST
1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 6, 2026
9:58 pm PST
2.0 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 6, 2026
9:58 pm PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 6, 2026
9:25 pm PST
2.2 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 6, 2026
5:35 pm PST
1.9 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 5, 2026
9:28 pm PST
1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 5, 2026
9:28 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 5, 2026
4:23 am PST
1.7 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Hidden Meadows, CA Mar 3, 2026
1:52 pm PST
1.9 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Feb 18, 2026
1:50 pm PST
1.8 28 km (18 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA Feb 18, 2026
4:55 am PST
1.6 27 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Dec 3, 2025
12:27 pm PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Hidden Meadows, CA Nov 6, 2025
3:15 pm PST
2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Nov 1, 2025
10:22 am PDT
1.7 25 km (15 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Sep 6, 2025
10:29 pm PDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 3 Aug 3, 2025
9:41 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Jul 19, 2025
6:33 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Jul 15, 2025
3:04 pm PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 10 Jul 8, 2025
10:03 pm PDT
1.9 15 km (10 mi) SE of Hidden Meadows, CA Jul 1, 2025
6:51 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Jun 26, 2025
4:31 am PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Jun 11, 2025
7:57 pm PDT
1.8 14 km (9 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 May 13, 2025
1:21 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Hidden Meadows, CA May 7, 2025
12:37 am PDT
2.0 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Apr 7, 2025
10:33 am PDT
1.9 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 6 Mar 19, 2025
9:46 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Mar 9, 2025
9:49 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Mar 4, 2025
12:56 pm PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Feb 26, 2025
4:29 am PST
1.9 25 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Feb 24, 2025
8:08 pm PST
2.4 26 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 3 Feb 23, 2025
2:25 pm PST
2.2 26 km (16 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 1 Feb 23, 2025
2:24 pm PST
2.8 30 km (19 mi) E of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 100 Feb 2, 2025
7:30 pm PST
2.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 5 Jan 27, 2025
8:29 am PST
1.9 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 3 Jan 17, 2025
7:43 am PST
1.9 19 km (12 mi) NE of Hidden Meadows, CA Dec 15, 2024
1:45 am PST
2.4 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Hidden Meadows, CA · felt by 92 Dec 14, 2024
6:18 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 Hidden Meadows time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hidden Meadows are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Hidden Meadows:

5.0 16 km NW of Julian, California · 38 km E of Hidden Meadows 1920

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

Nearest mapped faults

Elsinore fault, 16 km from its surface trace
Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 29 km from its surface trace
Carlsbad fault, 36 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Escondido 12 km · Carlsbad 23 km · Camp Pendleton South 25 km · Oceanside 25 km · Encinitas 27 km · Temecula 30 km · Ramona 31 km · Aguanga 33 km

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