Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Irvine, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Irvine was M 3.0, 24 km (15 mi) NE of Irvine, CA, at 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026. 402 people reported feeling it to USGS. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 466 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 30
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 1 May 2024, 23 km (14 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- Reported felt
- 201 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Irvine, CA · felt by 26
- 1.4 46 km (29 mi) SSW of Irvine, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Irvine, CA · felt by 36
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Irvine, CA · felt by 19
- 2.0 30 km (19 mi) N of Irvine, CA · felt by 10
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) NE of Irvine, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- 2.2 23 km (15 mi) NE of Irvine, CA · felt by 11
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) NE of Irvine, CA · felt by 402
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Irvine, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Irvine, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) N of Irvine, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Irvine, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) W of Irvine, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) W of Irvine, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Irvine, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Irvine, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Irvine, CA
- 1.8 4 km (3 mi) SSW of Irvine, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Irvine, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) W of Irvine, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Irvine, CA
- 2.6 17 km (10 mi) WSW of Irvine, CA · felt by 37
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Irvine, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Irvine, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) N of Irvine, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Irvine, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Irvine, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Irvine, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Irvine, CA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) NE of Irvine, CA · felt by 5
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NE of Irvine, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of Irvine, CA
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Irvine, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) N of Irvine, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Irvine, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Irvine, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Irvine, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) N of Irvine, CA
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) N of Irvine, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) W of Irvine, CA
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Irvine, CA · felt by 41
- 2.2 22 km (13 mi) N of Irvine, CA · felt by 21
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) N of Irvine, 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 Irvine time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Irvine are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Irvine; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 12 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Irvine; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 17 km WSW of Irvine
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 39 km E of Irvine
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 50 km NNW of Irvine
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 32 km N of Irvine
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 17 km WSW of Irvine
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 2 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 6 km from its surface trace
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Costa Mesa 9 km · North Tustin 11 km · Newport Beach 11 km · Villa Park 16 km · Huntington Beach 16 km · Westminster 20 km · Anaheim 20 km · Trabuco Canyon 22 km
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