Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Mojave, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 3:19 am PDT on 11 September 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) SE of Mojave, CA
The most recent earthquake near Mojave was M 2.6, 23 km (14 mi) SE of Mojave, CA, at 3:19 am PDT on 11 September 2026. 7 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 320 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 19
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 1 October 2021, 14 km (8 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- Reported felt
- 39 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.0 12 km (8 mi) N of Mojave, CA
- 1.2 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.1 14 km (9 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.2 13 km (8 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Mojave, CA · felt by 7
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) S of Mojave, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) NW of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 14 km (8 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 7 km (5 mi) S of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) N of Mojave, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 15 km (10 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) W of Mojave, CA
- 1.8 7 km (5 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Mojave, CA · felt by 1
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 Mojave time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Mojave are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Mojave; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Mojave:
- 5.7 12km NW of California City, California · 20 km NNE of Mojave
- 5.6 19km N of Tehachapi, CA · 39 km NW of Mojave
- 5.6 14km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 37 km NW of Mojave
- 5.5 22km N of Tehachapi, CA · 41 km NW of Mojave
- 5.2 5km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 28 km W of Mojave
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Garlock fault, 14 km from its surface trace
- Southern Sierra Nevada fault, 30 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
California City 19 km · Edwards Air Force Base 26 km · Tehachapi 27 km · Lancaster 40 km
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