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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Huntington Beach, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 30 km (19 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Huntington Beach was M 2.9, 30 km (19 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, 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
415 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
32
Largest since 2016
M 3.7 on 26 October 2017, 28 km (17 mi) SW of Huntington Beach, CA
Reported felt
194 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.2 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 26
  2. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA
  3. 2.9 30 km (19 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 516
  4. 3.1 30 km (19 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 1,125
  5. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Huntington Beach, CA
  6. 2.1 5 km (3 mi) N of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 36
  7. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) W of Huntington Beach, CA
  8. 2.3 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 1
  9. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SW of Huntington Beach, CA
  10. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 196
  11. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 443
  12. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Huntington Beach, CA
  13. 2.3 22 km (13 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 21
  14. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA
  15. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) W of Huntington Beach, CA
  16. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Huntington Beach, CA
  17. 2.3 22 km (14 mi) W of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 1
  18. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 63
  19. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA
  20. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SW of Huntington Beach, CA
  21. 1.8 8 km (5 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA
  22. 1.6 7 km (5 mi) NW of Huntington Beach, CA
  23. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Huntington Beach, CA
  24. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 2
  25. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Huntington Beach, CA
  26. 1.8 15 km (10 mi) E of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 8
  27. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 1
  28. 1.5 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 3
  29. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 1
  30. 1.9 2 km (2 mi) S of Huntington Beach, CA
  31. 2.6 3 km (2 mi) S of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 37
  32. 1.8 2 km (2 mi) S of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 1
  33. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Huntington Beach, CA
  34. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) N of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 181
  35. 1.6 48 km (30 mi) S of Huntington Beach, CA
  36. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Huntington Beach, CA
  37. 1.8 20 km (12 mi) SW of Huntington Beach, CA
  38. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Huntington Beach, CA
  39. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Huntington Beach, CA
  40. 3.0 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Huntington Beach, CA
  41. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 2
  42. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Huntington Beach, CA
  43. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Huntington Beach, CA
  44. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Huntington Beach, CA
  45. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) W of Huntington Beach, CA
  46. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) W of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 3
  47. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) W of Huntington Beach, CA
  48. 2.4 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 126
  49. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · felt by 2
  50. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Huntington Beach, 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 Huntington Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Huntington Beach are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Huntington Beach; 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 Huntington Beach; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 3 km S of Huntington Beach
  2. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 45 km N of Huntington Beach
  3. 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 39 km NE of Huntington Beach
  4. 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 4 km S of Huntington Beach
  5. 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 45 km E of Huntington Beach

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Costa Mesa 8 km · Newport Beach 8 km · Westminster 11 km · Seal Beach 13 km · Anaheim 21 km · Long Beach 21 km · North Tustin 22 km · Signal Hill 22 km

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