Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Lucerne Valley, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 5:26 am PST on 29 December 2025 · 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lucerne Valley was M 2.6, 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA, at 5:26 am PST on 29 December 2025. 4 people reported feeling it to USGS. 28 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 608 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 59
Largest since 2016: M 3.9 on 16 February 2016, 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA
Reported felt: 109 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 28 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:35 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA Sep 24, 2026
5:54 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) S of Lucerne Valley, CA Sep 8, 2026
9:08 pm PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Jul 25, 2026
3:08 am PDT
1.6 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA Jul 18, 2026
6:33 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA Jul 10, 2026
7:46 am PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) S of Lucerne Valley, CA Jul 7, 2026
5:08 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA Jul 5, 2026
10:49 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Jul 3, 2026
10:31 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Jul 3, 2026
8:07 am PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA Jun 30, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Jun 19, 2026
5:28 am PDT
2.1 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA Jun 16, 2026
11:21 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Lucerne Valley, CA Jun 9, 2026
1:54 am PDT
1.5 28 km (18 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA May 25, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Apr 6, 2026
2:15 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (15 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Apr 5, 2026
6:57 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Lucerne Valley, CA Apr 4, 2026
10:34 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Mar 26, 2026
11:57 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Mar 26, 2026
2:49 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Mar 26, 2026
3:12 am PDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Feb 15, 2026
3:53 am PST
2.3 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · felt by 1 Feb 14, 2026
12:39 pm PST
1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Feb 14, 2026
10:31 am PST
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Feb 14, 2026
8:25 am PST
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Feb 14, 2026
2:39 am PST
1.6 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Jan 19, 2026
11:38 am PST
1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA Jan 1, 2026
6:54 am PST
1.6 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Dec 30, 2025
6:05 pm PST
2.6 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · felt by 4 Dec 29, 2025
5:26 am PST
2.6 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · felt by 15 Dec 28, 2025
7:44 am PST
2.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · felt by 3 Dec 19, 2025
8:38 am PST
1.6 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Dec 1, 2025
4:04 pm PST
2.2 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Dec 1, 2025
3:19 pm PST
1.6 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA Nov 24, 2025
12:22 am PST
2.1 20 km (13 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Nov 1, 2025
8:47 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA Nov 1, 2025
4:11 pm PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Nov 1, 2025
1:48 pm PDT
2.8 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · felt by 6 Nov 1, 2025
12:31 pm PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 27, 2025
8:32 am PDT
1.7 17 km (11 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 17, 2025
5:57 am PDT
2.4 17 km (11 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 16, 2025
4:45 am PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 9, 2025
11:58 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · felt by 1 Oct 8, 2025
3:47 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) SW of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 8, 2025
3:43 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) SW of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 8, 2025
2:44 pm PDT
1.9 17 km (10 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 7, 2025
6:34 am PDT
2.0 17 km (10 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 6, 2025
8:38 am PDT
2.3 17 km (10 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 5, 2025
12:05 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA Oct 5, 2025
10:55 am PDT
2.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · felt by 3 Oct 5, 2025
6:20 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 Lucerne Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lucerne Valley are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lucerne Valley; the five largest:

6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 30 km SSE of Lucerne Valley 1992
6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 48 km SW of Lucerne Valley 1923
5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 24 km SSW of Lucerne Valley 1999
5.5 11km SSE of Big Bear Lake, California · 33 km SSE of Lucerne Valley 1992
5.4 26km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 43 km ESE of Lucerne Valley 1992

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

Nearest mapped faults

Helendale-South Lockhart fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
North Frontal thrust system, 9 km from its surface trace
Lenwood-Lockhart fault, 22 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Big Bear Lake 23 km · Big Bear City 23 km · Running Springs 29 km · Lake Arrowhead 30 km · Hesperia 31 km · Victorville 31 km

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