Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near La Quinta, CA

M 3.1

Latest: 5:01 pm PDT on 30 September 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near La Quinta was M 3.1, 23 km (14 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA, at 5:01 pm PDT on 30 September 2026. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,491 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 249
Largest since 2016: M 5.2 on 10 June 2016, 29 km (18 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA
Reported felt: 326 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 5 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:35 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Oct 2, 2026
1:56 am PDT
0.6 21 km (13 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Sep 30, 2026
5:08 pm PDT
3.1 23 km (14 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA · felt by 8 Sep 30, 2026
5:01 pm PDT
0.3 18 km (11 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Sep 28, 2026
10:06 am PDT
0.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Sep 28, 2026
10:06 am PDT
0.6 17 km (11 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Sep 28, 2026
12:10 am PDT
1.5 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Sep 27, 2026
11:42 am PDT
2.3 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Sep 26, 2026
8:29 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Sep 26, 2026
8:29 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Sep 19, 2026
11:03 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) ENE of La Quinta, CA Sep 12, 2026
11:20 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA Sep 10, 2026
7:59 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA Sep 9, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Sep 8, 2026
9:42 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Sep 8, 2026
6:27 pm PDT
2.9 22 km (13 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA · felt by 15 Aug 31, 2026
4:04 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Aug 14, 2026
12:51 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA Jul 24, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.5 25 km (15 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Jul 24, 2026
8:33 am PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Jul 22, 2026
2:34 am PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:30 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Jul 13, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA Jul 13, 2026
12:04 pm PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Jul 11, 2026
8:48 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Jul 10, 2026
3:16 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA Jul 8, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Jul 7, 2026
9:20 am PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA Jul 3, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA · felt by 1 Jun 28, 2026
4:22 am PDT
2.1 25 km (15 mi) ENE of La Quinta, CA Jun 27, 2026
6:44 pm PDT
2.8 28 km (18 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA · felt by 9 Jun 26, 2026
9:36 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Jun 19, 2026
4:43 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Jun 19, 2026
4:19 pm PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Jun 16, 2026
6:54 pm PDT
1.7 23 km (15 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Jun 14, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA Jun 10, 2026
7:25 am PDT
1.5 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA May 27, 2026
6:14 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of La Quinta, CA May 22, 2026
9:26 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of La Quinta, CA May 20, 2026
2:00 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) ENE of La Quinta, CA May 20, 2026
1:57 am PDT
2.3 25 km (15 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA May 19, 2026
3:32 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA May 16, 2026
4:25 am PDT
2.3 26 km (16 mi) ENE of La Quinta, CA · felt by 1 May 13, 2026
8:31 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA May 12, 2026
3:57 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA May 12, 2026
5:37 am PDT
2.4 26 km (16 mi) N of La Quinta, CA May 12, 2026
2:58 am PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) NE of La Quinta, CA May 11, 2026
5:55 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Apr 29, 2026
3:34 am PDT
2.4 13 km (8 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA Apr 20, 2026
4:44 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 La Quinta time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Quinta are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is La Quinta; 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 La Quinta; the five largest:

6.4 The 1954 San Jacinto Fault, California Earthquake · 46 km SSE of La Quinta 1954
6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 33 km N of La Quinta 1992
6.0 16km WSW of Oasis, CA · 30 km S of La Quinta 1937
6.0 The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake · 36 km N of La Quinta 1948
6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 46 km NW of La Quinta 1986

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 14 km from its surface trace
Indio Hills Fault Zone, 16 km from its surface trace
Coachella Fan Fault Zone, 18 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Indio 11 km · Coachella 13 km · Thermal 16 km · Thousand Palms 19 km · Mecca 24 km · Oasis 29 km · Garnet 33 km · Anza 36 km

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