Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Oxnard, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 6:12 am PDT on 18 August 2026 · 49 km (30 mi) S of Oxnard, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Oxnard was M 2.7, 49 km (30 mi) S of Oxnard, CA, at 6:12 am PDT on 18 August 2026. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 680 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 53
Largest since 2016: M 5.1 on 20 August 2023, 23 km (15 mi) N of Oxnard, CA
Reported felt: 278 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 17 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 14 minutes ago · this page 01:32 UTC

The latest 50

2.2 23 km (15 mi) S of Oxnard, CA Sep 14, 2026
5:47 pm PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Sep 12, 2026
5:55 am PDT
2.5 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 11 Sep 11, 2026
10:46 pm PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Sep 11, 2026
5:41 pm PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Sep 11, 2026
4:29 pm PDT
1.8 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Oxnard, CA Sep 11, 2026
1:54 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Oxnard, CA Aug 26, 2026
6:29 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Oxnard, CA Aug 24, 2026
8:21 am PDT
2.7 49 km (30 mi) S of Oxnard, CA · felt by 3 Aug 18, 2026
6:12 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Oxnard, CA Jul 17, 2026
11:28 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) SE of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 Jul 10, 2026
12:17 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) SE of Oxnard, CA Jul 10, 2026
11:35 am PDT
2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Oxnard, CA May 31, 2026
4:43 pm PDT
2.6 40 km (25 mi) SW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
1:23 pm PDT
2.1 15 km (9 mi) N of Oxnard, CA · felt by 3 Apr 30, 2026
10:37 am PDT
1.6 36 km (23 mi) W of Oxnard, CA Mar 11, 2026
2:45 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) NW of Oxnard, CA Feb 26, 2026
3:02 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Oxnard, CA Feb 21, 2026
9:16 am PST
3.0 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Oxnard, CA · felt by 121 Feb 18, 2026
8:15 pm PST
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Feb 5, 2026
2:12 am PST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Feb 4, 2026
3:46 pm PST
1.8 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 2 Jan 24, 2026
9:38 pm PST
1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 26, 2025
12:09 am PST
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 25, 2025
10:43 pm PST
1.8 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 25, 2025
10:48 am PST
2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 25, 2025
5:35 am PST
2.3 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 2 Dec 21, 2025
3:02 pm PST
1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 20, 2025
6:23 pm PST
2.3 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 Dec 20, 2025
9:19 am PST
2.8 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 35 Dec 20, 2025
6:01 am PST
2.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 10 Dec 20, 2025
4:47 am PST
2.4 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 Dec 20, 2025
4:44 am PST
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 Dec 19, 2025
3:54 am PST
2.2 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 Dec 17, 2025
12:31 am PST
1.5 44 km (27 mi) WSW of Oxnard, CA Dec 16, 2025
5:26 pm PST
2.0 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 16, 2025
11:19 am PST
2.1 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 7 Dec 16, 2025
7:18 am PST
3.3 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 105 Dec 16, 2025
7:06 am PST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 13, 2025
6:21 pm PST
2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 Dec 13, 2025
3:24 pm PST
2.0 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 13, 2025
1:47 pm PST
2.7 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 32 Dec 13, 2025
1:38 pm PST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 13, 2025
1:11 pm PST
1.6 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA Dec 12, 2025
11:00 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Oxnard, CA Dec 9, 2025
5:11 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 Dec 6, 2025
6:40 pm PST
2.0 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 1 Dec 3, 2025
4:44 pm PST
2.9 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Oxnard, CA · felt by 40 Dec 2, 2025
7:05 pm PST
1.8 12 km (8 mi) SE of Oxnard, CA Nov 19, 2025
5:11 am PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of Oxnard, CA Oct 30, 2025
5:52 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 Oxnard time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Oxnard are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Oxnard; the five largest:

5.6 7km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 46 km ENE of Oxnard 1994
5.5 30 km SW of Channel Islands Beach, California · 37 km SW of Oxnard 1926
5.5 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, California · 45 km NW of Oxnard 1926
5.5 The 1941 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 38 km WNW of Oxnard 1941
5.3 The 1973 Point Mugu, California Earthquake · 27 km SSE of Oxnard 1973

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

Nearest mapped faults

Oak Ridge fault, 7 km from its surface trace
Oak Ridge fault (offshore), 10 km from its surface trace
Ventura fault, 10 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Port Hueneme 6 km · Camarillo 13 km · Ventura 14 km · Santa Paula 21 km · Ojai 29 km · Thousand Oaks 31 km · Fillmore 33 km · Simi Valley 37 km

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