Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Lake Forest, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lake Forest was M 3.0, 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA, at 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026. 402 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 771 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 62
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 1 May 2024, 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Lake Forest, CA
- Reported felt
- 220 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) W of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 26
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 36
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 19
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 11
- 3.0 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 402
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Lake Forest, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.8 14 km (8 mi) W of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) N of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) W of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, CA
- 3.1 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Lake Forest, CA · felt by 208
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lake Forest are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Lake Forest; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lake Forest; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 29 km W of Lake Forest
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 27 km ENE of Lake Forest
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 34 km NNW of Lake Forest
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 29 km W of Lake Forest
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 17 km ENE of Lake Forest
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 3 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 16 km from its surface trace
- Elsinore fault, 22 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Trabuco Canyon 9 km · North Tustin 16 km · Dana Point 20 km · Costa Mesa 21 km · Villa Park 22 km · Newport Beach 22 km · San Clemente 25 km
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