Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Imperial Beach, CA

M 2.8

Latest: 9:55 am PDT on 11 July 2024 · 19 km (12 mi) W of Imperial Beach, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Imperial Beach was M 2.8, 19 km (12 mi) W of Imperial Beach, CA, at 9:55 am PDT on 11 July 2024. 20 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 170 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 7
Largest since 2016: M 3.5 on 31 March 2017, 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Imperial Beach, CA
Reported felt: 29 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 20 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 12 minutes ago · this page 02:12 UTC

The latest 50

1.3 2 km (1 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA Sep 23, 2026
3:56 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Imperial Beach, CA Jul 31, 2026
5:15 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Imperial Beach, CA Apr 25, 2026
12:34 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Imperial Beach, CA Mar 26, 2026
4:27 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) N of Imperial Beach, CA Dec 17, 2025
12:52 pm PST
1.5 13 km (8 mi) SE of Imperial Beach, CA Nov 10, 2025
6:39 am PST
1.6 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 1 Oct 25, 2025
4:19 pm PDT
2.1 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 7 Oct 8, 2025
12:28 am PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) W of Imperial Beach, CA Sep 10, 2025
10:39 pm PDT
1.9 30 km (19 mi) NW of Imperial Beach, CA Jun 24, 2025
10:10 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Imperial Beach, CA May 19, 2025
12:49 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Imperial Beach, CA Apr 16, 2025
7:49 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Imperial Beach, CA Mar 25, 2025
12:23 pm PDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Imperial Beach, CA Mar 15, 2025
12:53 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Imperial Beach, CA Jan 14, 2025
5:16 pm PST
2.1 18 km (11 mi) W of Imperial Beach, CA Dec 20, 2024
7:09 pm PST
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Imperial Beach, CA Dec 16, 2024
12:41 pm PST
1.5 30 km (18 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA Sep 17, 2024
2:00 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA Aug 29, 2024
2:00 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA Aug 13, 2024
1:39 pm PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 2 Jul 30, 2024
2:58 pm PDT
2.8 19 km (12 mi) W of Imperial Beach, CA Jul 11, 2024
9:55 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA Jun 21, 2024
1:30 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of Imperial Beach, CA Jun 16, 2024
2:29 pm PDT
1.8 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Imperial Beach, CA May 13, 2024
1:02 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (18 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA Apr 9, 2024
1:31 pm PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Imperial Beach, CA Mar 23, 2024
11:16 am PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 1 Mar 12, 2024
1:32 pm PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) E of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 18 Mar 6, 2024
8:45 pm PST
1.6 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Imperial Beach, CA Feb 20, 2024
12:25 pm PST
1.5 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 1 Dec 14, 2023
12:36 pm PST
1.5 17 km (10 mi) W of Imperial Beach, CA Nov 24, 2023
5:37 pm PST
2.0 5 km (3 mi) N of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2023
3:48 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Imperial Beach, CA Aug 25, 2023
1:38 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) E of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 1 Jul 30, 2023
5:16 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Imperial Beach, CA Jul 18, 2023
11:09 am PDT
1.5 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Imperial Beach, CA Jul 14, 2023
9:03 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (19 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA Jul 6, 2023
2:15 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA Jul 3, 2023
12:05 pm PDT
1.8 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 1 Jun 30, 2023
5:01 am PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) NE of Imperial Beach, CA May 26, 2023
2:00 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Imperial Beach, CA May 9, 2023
12:33 pm PDT
1.7 30 km (19 mi) NW of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 1 Apr 4, 2023
6:46 am PDT
1.6 9 km (5 mi) E of Imperial Beach, CA · felt by 1 Mar 21, 2023
1:03 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) SE of Imperial Beach, CA Jan 20, 2023
11:58 pm PST
1.5 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Imperial Beach, CA Jan 12, 2023
12:24 pm PST
1.7 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Imperial Beach, CA Jan 4, 2023
2:24 pm PST
1.6 9 km (6 mi) E of Imperial Beach, CA Dec 8, 2022
12:29 pm PST
1.6 9 km (6 mi) E of Imperial Beach, CA Oct 25, 2022
12:30 pm PDT
1.6 9 km (5 mi) S of Imperial Beach, CA Oct 11, 2022
6:14 pm 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 Imperial Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Imperial Beach are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Imperial Beach.

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

Nearest mapped faults

Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 4 km from its surface trace
San Diego Trough fault, 36 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Chula Vista 7 km · Coronado 13 km · San Diego 15 km · Lakeside 35 km

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