Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Murrieta, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 9:40 am PDT on 15 August 2024 · 22 km (14 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Murrieta was M 3.0, 22 km (14 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA, at 9:40 am PDT on 15 August 2024. 209 people reported feeling it to USGS. 36 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 173 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 21
Largest since 2016: M 4.0 on 10 September 2019, 7 km (4 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA
Reported felt: 66 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 16 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 10 minutes ago · this page 02:10 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 19 km (12 mi) E of Murrieta, CA Sep 30, 2026
7:26 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Murrieta, CA Sep 29, 2026
12:08 pm PDT
2.4 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 86 Sep 5, 2026
3:31 am PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) SE of Murrieta, CA Aug 31, 2026
3:38 am PDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Murrieta, CA · felt by 3 Aug 9, 2026
10:38 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA Jul 18, 2026
4:23 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Murrieta, CA Jun 13, 2026
8:58 am PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 1 May 29, 2026
3:05 am PDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 24 May 14, 2026
9:12 pm PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA Mar 24, 2026
7:10 pm PDT
2.1 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Murrieta, CA · felt by 17 Feb 20, 2026
11:38 pm PST
1.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Murrieta, CA Feb 14, 2026
7:12 pm PST
1.7 7 km (5 mi) NNW of Murrieta, CA Feb 13, 2026
6:58 am PST
1.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA · felt by 1 Feb 3, 2026
10:46 pm PST
1.7 26 km (16 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA Feb 3, 2026
2:54 pm PST
1.5 25 km (15 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA Jan 30, 2026
1:59 pm PST
2.0 25 km (16 mi) E of Murrieta, CA · felt by 1 Jan 23, 2026
3:25 pm PST
1.7 21 km (13 mi) NE of Murrieta, CA Dec 24, 2025
12:34 am PST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Murrieta, CA Nov 5, 2025
2:30 pm PST
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NE of Murrieta, CA Oct 20, 2025
5:10 am PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) E of Murrieta, CA Oct 8, 2025
10:09 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 1 Sep 18, 2025
3:35 am PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA Jul 28, 2025
3:55 am PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 1 Jun 11, 2025
7:57 pm PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) NE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 1 Jun 8, 2025
2:06 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA Jun 3, 2025
4:05 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA · felt by 1 May 29, 2025
8:03 am PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA May 3, 2025
9:00 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Murrieta, CA Mar 23, 2025
9:04 am PDT
1.5 6 km (3 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA Mar 21, 2025
7:04 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Murrieta, CA Feb 18, 2025
9:18 am PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Murrieta, CA Feb 18, 2025
9:16 am PST
1.7 25 km (16 mi) E of Murrieta, CA Nov 11, 2024
7:56 pm PST
1.7 20 km (13 mi) SE of Murrieta, CA Sep 4, 2024
6:11 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA · felt by 4 Aug 15, 2024
10:20 am PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA · felt by 18 Aug 15, 2024
9:56 am PDT
3.0 22 km (14 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA · felt by 209 Aug 15, 2024
9:40 am PDT
3.6 22 km (13 mi) NW of Murrieta, CA · felt by 3,715 Aug 15, 2024
9:39 am PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) E of Murrieta, CA · felt by 4 Aug 10, 2024
2:29 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Murrieta, CA Jul 27, 2024
10:53 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (13 mi) NE of Murrieta, CA Jul 22, 2024
9:37 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Murrieta, CA Jun 15, 2024
1:49 am PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) E of Murrieta, CA May 7, 2024
12:22 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Murrieta, CA Apr 12, 2024
9:28 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Murrieta, CA Mar 18, 2024
2:49 am PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Murrieta, CA Mar 15, 2024
8:08 am PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) E of Murrieta, CA · felt by 6 Jan 7, 2024
10:30 am PST
2.0 24 km (15 mi) SE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 9 Jan 6, 2024
2:59 pm PST
2.0 30 km (18 mi) SE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 2 Jan 5, 2024
5:14 am PST
2.4 24 km (15 mi) SE of Murrieta, CA · felt by 47 Dec 31, 2023
2:08 am PST

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 Murrieta time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Murrieta are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Murrieta; the five largest:

6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 32 km NE of Murrieta 1918
6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 24 km NW of Murrieta 1910
5.3 6km SSE of Hemet, CA · 31 km ENE of Murrieta 1963
5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 32 km WNW of Murrieta 1938
5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 24 km NW of Murrieta 1910

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

Nearest mapped faults

Elsinore fault, 1 km from its surface trace
San Jacinto fault, 34 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Wildomar 8 km · Temecula 9 km · Lakeland Village 15 km · Lake Elsinore 16 km · Green Acres 24 km · Nuevo 28 km · Hemet 31 km · Aguanga 35 km

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