Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Newport Beach, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 3:56 am PDT on 27 October 2025 · 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Newport Beach was M 2.6, 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA, at 3:56 am PDT on 27 October 2025. 37 people reported feeling it to USGS. 16 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 331 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 18
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 26 October 2017, 29 km (18 mi) SW of Newport Beach, CA
- Reported felt
- 147 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 3 km (2 mi) NE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 26
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) NE of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) NW of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 36
- 2.3 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) W of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) NW of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 21
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) W of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) NW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) E of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) N of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.6 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 37
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NE of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) SE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) W of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) W of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.5 30 km (18 mi) W of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) NW of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 21
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 2
- 2.7 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 320
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) W of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 12
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) E of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) E of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 4
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) E of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) W of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Newport Beach, CA
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) NW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) NE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Newport Beach, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) NE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Newport Beach, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Newport Beach, 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 Newport Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Newport Beach are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Newport Beach; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Newport Beach; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 7 km WNW of Newport Beach
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 50 km E of Newport Beach
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 40 km NNE of Newport Beach
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 7 km W of Newport Beach
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 40 km ENE of Newport Beach
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 8 km from its surface trace
- Palos Verdes fault, 19 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Costa Mesa 3 km · Huntington Beach 8 km · Westminster 17 km · North Tustin 20 km · Seal Beach 21 km · Anaheim 24 km · Villa Park 24 km
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