Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Idyllwild, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 23 September 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Idyllwild was M 2.6, 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 23 September 2026. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 2,272 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 131
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 6 January 2016, 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Idyllwild, CA
- Reported felt
- 506 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 0.2 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.5 8 km (5 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) NW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.4 5 km (3 mi) NW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.6 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.6 8 km (5 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.2 9 km (6 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.6 6 km (4 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.7 5 km (3 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.6 4 km (3 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.1 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.8 7 km (4 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.6 4 km (3 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.7 9 km (6 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.3 10 km (6 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.7 5 km (3 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.1 10 km (6 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.4 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.1 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.7 5 km (3 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.4 10 km (6 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.6 10 km (6 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.6 10 km (6 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.3 9 km (6 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.3 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.3 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.6 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.1 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA · felt by 6
- 1.7 6 km (3 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.7 10 km (6 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.9 5 km (3 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.4 9 km (6 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 0.5 9 km (5 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.9 12 km (8 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) W of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.2 7 km (4 mi) SW of Idyllwild, CA · felt by 2
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 Idyllwild time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Idyllwild are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Idyllwild; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 22 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Idyllwild; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 24 km W of Idyllwild
- 6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 44 km ENE of Idyllwild
- 6.0 The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake · 45 km NE of Idyllwild
- 6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 31 km NNE of Idyllwild
- 5.7 3km ESE of Yucca Valley, California · 50 km NE of Idyllwild
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Jacinto fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 22 km from its surface trace
- San Gorgonio Pass fault, 23 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Valle Vista 16 km · Cabazon 21 km · Anza 21 km · San Jacinto 23 km · Hemet 24 km · Banning 25 km · Garnet 31 km · Thousand Palms 32 km
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