Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Lake Elsinore, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 9:40 am PDT on 15 August 2024 · 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lake Elsinore was M 3.0, 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA, at 9:40 am PDT on 15 August 2024. 209 people reported feeling it to USGS. 113 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 549 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 54
Largest since 2016: M 4.0 on 25 January 2018, 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA
Reported felt: 114 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 19 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 01:39 UTC

The latest 50

1.4 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Lake Elsinore, CA Sep 24, 2026
11:53 am PDT
1.5 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Sep 21, 2026
3:34 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Sep 8, 2026
8:47 am PDT
2.4 26 km (16 mi) SE of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 86 Sep 5, 2026
3:31 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Aug 26, 2026
12:51 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Aug 20, 2026
3:19 pm PDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 19 Aug 15, 2026
6:33 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) SE of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 3 Aug 9, 2026
10:38 am PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jul 30, 2026
12:01 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jul 24, 2026
9:36 am PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jul 20, 2026
12:23 pm PDT
1.8 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jul 18, 2026
4:23 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jul 18, 2026
1:03 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jul 2, 2026
11:37 am PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jul 2, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jun 16, 2026
9:36 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Lake Elsinore, CA Jun 13, 2026
8:58 am PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jun 12, 2026
11:15 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) E of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 1 May 29, 2026
3:05 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA May 28, 2026
10:30 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA May 26, 2026
9:31 am PDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) E of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 24 May 14, 2026
9:12 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA May 7, 2026
12:58 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Apr 30, 2026
11:11 am PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 3 Mar 31, 2026
12:24 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Mar 26, 2026
12:08 pm PDT
1.7 4 km (2 mi) SW of Lake Elsinore, CA Mar 24, 2026
7:10 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Mar 18, 2026
2:44 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Mar 13, 2026
3:40 pm PDT
2.1 9 km (5 mi) SE of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 17 Feb 20, 2026
11:38 pm PST
1.9 22 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Feb 16, 2026
2:17 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Lake Elsinore, CA Feb 14, 2026
7:12 pm PST
1.7 9 km (6 mi) SE of Lake Elsinore, CA Feb 13, 2026
6:58 am PST
1.5 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 1 Feb 3, 2026
10:46 pm PST
1.7 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA Feb 3, 2026
2:54 pm PST
1.5 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jan 30, 2026
1:59 pm PST
2.0 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 2 Jan 29, 2026
9:34 pm PST
1.9 25 km (15 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 3 Jan 22, 2026
9:31 am PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jan 15, 2026
3:24 pm PST
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Jan 7, 2026
3:30 pm PST
1.6 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · felt by 1 Jan 6, 2026
7:39 am PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Lake Elsinore, CA Dec 24, 2025
12:34 am PST
1.5 25 km (15 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Dec 17, 2025
4:21 pm PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Dec 12, 2025
3:48 pm PST
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Dec 1, 2025
1:13 pm PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Elsinore, CA Nov 7, 2025
3:09 am PST
1.5 23 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Nov 6, 2025
2:59 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Lake Elsinore, CA Nov 5, 2025
2:30 pm PST
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Oct 29, 2025
2:05 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) NW of Lake Elsinore, CA Oct 23, 2025
10:34 am 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 Lake Elsinore time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lake Elsinore are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lake Elsinore; the five largest:

6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 34 km ENE of Lake Elsinore 1918
6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 47 km N of Lake Elsinore 1923
6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 8 km WNW of Lake Elsinore 1910
5.3 6km SSE of Hemet, CA · 36 km E of Lake Elsinore 1963
5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 17 km WNW of Lake Elsinore 1938

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

Nearest mapped faults

Elsinore fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
San Joaquin Hills thrust, 33 km from its surface trace
San Jacinto fault, 36 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Lakeland Village 4 km · Wildomar 9 km · Nuevo 22 km · Trabuco Canyon 24 km · Green Acres 24 km · Temecula 26 km

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