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Earthquakes near March Air Force Base, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in March Air Force Base in the 24 hours to 2:40 pm PDT (21:40 UTC). The last one was M 3.2, 33 km (21 mi) WNW, at 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 730 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.8

Latest: 8:30 pm PDT on 14 October 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) ESE of March Air Force Base, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near March Air Force Base was M 2.8, 29 km (18 mi) ESE of March Air Force Base, CA, at 8:30 pm PDT on 14 October 2026, 14 km deep. 87 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in March Air Force Base was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near March Air Force Base since; the newest is first in the list below.

In the last 24 hours, 1 earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of March Air Force Base: M 1.6, 22 km (14 mi) W of March Air Force Base, CA, at 12:36 pm PDT.

Last 24 hours
1
Last 7 days
9
Last 30 days
17 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 15
Last 12 months
201 · largest M 3.3 on 8 May 2026
Since 2016
2,013 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.2 on 24 January 2024, 25 km (15 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA
Reported felt
591 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
San Jacinto fault, 13 km from its surface trace

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Sep 21 Oct 6 Oct 20
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.0), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) W of March Air Force Base, CA
  2. 2.4 17 km (11 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA · felt by 1
  3. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA
  4. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) E of March Air Force Base, CA
  5. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) NE of March Air Force Base, CA · felt by 2
  6. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of March Air Force Base, CA · felt by 3
  7. 2.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of March Air Force Base, CA · felt by 87
  8. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  9. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNE of March Air Force Base, CA
  10. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of March Air Force Base, CA
  11. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA
  12. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of March Air Force Base, CA
  13. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of March Air Force Base, CA
  14. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA
  15. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA
  16. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA
  17. 1.5 22 km (13 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  18. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA
  19. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NE of March Air Force Base, CA
  20. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  21. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA
  22. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  23. 1.6 8 km (5 mi) NE of March Air Force Base, CA
  24. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of March Air Force Base, CA
  25. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  26. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NNE of March Air Force Base, CA
  27. 1.5 14 km (8 mi) NNE of March Air Force Base, CA
  28. 2.3 29 km (18 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA · felt by 19
  29. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) NNE of March Air Force Base, CA
  30. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of March Air Force Base, CA · felt by 1
  31. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNE of March Air Force Base, CA
  32. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ENE of March Air Force Base, CA
  33. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  34. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NE of March Air Force Base, CA
  35. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of March Air Force Base, CA · felt by 6
  36. 2.0 15 km (9 mi) NNE of March Air Force Base, CA
  37. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  38. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of March Air Force Base, CA
  39. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  40. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SW of March Air Force Base, CA
  41. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of March Air Force Base, CA
  42. 1.7 14 km (9 mi) NE of March Air Force Base, CA
  43. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNE of March Air Force Base, CA
  44. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) ENE of March Air Force Base, CA
  45. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  46. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) WSW of March Air Force Base, CA
  47. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of March Air Force Base, CA
  48. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) N of March Air Force Base, CA · felt by 1
  49. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NNE of March Air Force Base, CA
  50. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) N of March Air Force Base, 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 March Air Force Base time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after March Air Force Base are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is March Air Force Base; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in March Air Force Base

The strongest shaking in March Air Force Base from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.2 on 24 January 2024, 25 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in March Air Force Base (est.)
M 4.2 25 kmIII · Weak · felt by 16,504
M 3.7 13 kmIII · Weak · felt by 2,250
M 4.0 27 kmIII · Weak · felt by 11,942
M 3.4 13 kmIII · Weak · felt by 692
M 3.6 16 kmIII · Weak · felt by 3,231

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 18 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of March Air Force Base; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 31 km ESE of March Air Force Base
  2. 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 22 km N of March Air Force Base
  3. 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 25 km SSW of March Air Force Base
  4. 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 44 km NNE of March Air Force Base
  5. 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 49 km NW of March Air Force Base

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Moreno Valley 6 km · Mead Valley 7 km · Woodcrest 9 km · Perris 13 km · Riverside 14 km · Grand Terrace 16 km · Loma Linda 17 km · Rubidoux 18 km

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