Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Maricopa, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 9:31 pm PDT on 21 May 2026 · 25 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Maricopa was M 2.7, 25 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA, at 9:31 pm PDT on 21 May 2026. 15 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 893 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 46
Largest since 2016: M 5.2 on 6 August 2024, 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Maricopa, CA
Reported felt: 191 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 8 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 25 km (16 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Sep 29, 2026
6:54 pm PDT
1.0 14 km (9 mi) S of Maricopa, CA Sep 28, 2026
7:33 am PDT
1.1 26 km (16 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Sep 28, 2026
1:25 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Sep 24, 2026
4:42 am PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Aug 9, 2026
12:28 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) SE of Maricopa, CA Jul 15, 2026
9:43 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Maricopa, CA Jul 10, 2026
9:04 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Maricopa, CA Jul 7, 2026
2:41 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Jul 7, 2026
5:33 am PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Jul 6, 2026
1:44 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Maricopa, CA Jul 5, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Maricopa, CA Jun 28, 2026
4:47 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Jun 27, 2026
9:43 pm PDT
2.0 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Maricopa, CA Jun 23, 2026
6:16 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Maricopa, CA Jun 11, 2026
9:48 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Jun 10, 2026
7:36 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Maricopa, CA May 27, 2026
12:12 pm PDT
2.2 25 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA May 21, 2026
9:44 pm PDT
2.7 25 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA May 21, 2026
9:31 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA May 17, 2026
8:27 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA May 16, 2026
11:27 pm PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA May 13, 2026
10:59 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA · felt by 1 May 9, 2026
2:50 am PDT
3.0 26 km (16 mi) E of Maricopa, CA · felt by 6 Apr 23, 2026
5:21 am PDT
3.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA · felt by 3 Apr 15, 2026
7:51 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Maricopa, CA Apr 14, 2026
8:00 am PDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Apr 10, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Maricopa, CA Apr 4, 2026
7:21 am PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) S of Maricopa, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:42 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Maricopa, CA Mar 16, 2026
10:19 am PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Mar 16, 2026
4:50 am PDT
2.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA · felt by 2 Mar 16, 2026
4:01 am PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Maricopa, CA · felt by 4 Mar 15, 2026
9:10 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Mar 7, 2026
11:50 am PST
1.5 13 km (8 mi) NE of Maricopa, CA Feb 26, 2026
5:47 am PST
2.5 25 km (15 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA · felt by 1 Feb 23, 2026
11:04 pm PST
2.8 16 km (10 mi) N of Maricopa, CA Feb 23, 2026
10:19 am PST
1.5 21 km (13 mi) S of Maricopa, CA Jan 18, 2026
8:28 am PST
1.7 20 km (12 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Jan 13, 2026
4:06 am PST
1.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Maricopa, CA Jan 12, 2026
3:37 pm PST
2.1 19 km (12 mi) NE of Maricopa, CA · felt by 1 Dec 31, 2025
9:38 pm PST
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Dec 20, 2025
6:24 pm PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Dec 19, 2025
2:00 pm PST
1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Dec 10, 2025
9:03 am PST
1.9 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Maricopa, CA Dec 4, 2025
7:01 am PST
1.6 25 km (16 mi) N of Maricopa, CA Nov 28, 2025
5:48 am PST
2.3 28 km (17 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Nov 11, 2025
4:10 pm PST
1.9 25 km (15 mi) SW of Maricopa, CA Oct 24, 2025
11:26 pm PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) E of Maricopa, CA Oct 14, 2025
6:12 pm PDT
2.5 20 km (12 mi) NE of Maricopa, CA · felt by 2 Sep 10, 2025
9:23 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 Maricopa time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Maricopa are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 12 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Maricopa; the five largest:

7.5 The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake · 38 km ESE of Maricopa 1952
6.0 Tejon Pass, California · 49 km ESE of Maricopa 1916
5.8 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 32 km ESE of Maricopa 1952
5.4 9km NW of Grapevine, CA · 37 km E of Maricopa 1952
5.4 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 32 km ESE of Maricopa 1954

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 11 km from its surface trace
Wheeler Ridge fault, 16 km from its surface trace
Pleito fault, 16 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Taft 11 km · Pine Mountain Club 33 km · Buttonwillow 38 km

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