Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Imperial, CA
M 3.3
Latest: 1:49 am PDT on 23 July 2026 · 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Imperial, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Imperial was M 3.3, 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Imperial, CA, at 1:49 am PDT on 23 July 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 64 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 4,703 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 565
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.9 on 30 September 2020, 23 km (14 mi) N of Imperial, CA
- Reported felt
- 609 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.1 3 km (2 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Imperial, CA
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) N of Imperial, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) SE of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) SE of Imperial, CA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) S of Imperial, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Imperial, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) SE of Imperial, CA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) SE of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Imperial, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Imperial, CA
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) E of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA · felt by 3
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) W of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Imperial, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Imperial, CA
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) SE of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 2.2 28 km (18 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Imperial, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 2.4 25 km (15 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) S of Imperial, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Imperial, 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 Imperial time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Imperial are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Imperial; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 41 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Imperial; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake · 18 km E of Imperial
- 6.6 The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California Earthquake · 25 km NW of Imperial
- 6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake · 32 km NW of Imperial
- 6.4 The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake, California-Baja California · 28 km SE of Imperial
- 6.3 The 1906 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake · 9 km NE of Imperial
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Brawley Seismic Zone, 7 km from its surface trace
- San Jacinto fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Imperial fault, 11 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
El Centro 6 km · Heber 13 km · Brawley 15 km · Holtville 18 km · Calexico 20 km · Westmorland 22 km · Calipatria 31 km
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