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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Palm Desert, CA

M 3.1

Latest: 5:01 pm PDT on 30 September 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA

The most recent earthquake near Palm Desert was M 3.1, 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA, at 5:01 pm PDT on 30 September 2026. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016
1,388 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
240
Largest since 2016
M 4.9 on 19 January 2026, 27 km (17 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
Reported felt
313 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 3.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA · felt by 8
  2. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  3. 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  4. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  5. 0.6 42 km (26 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  6. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  7. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  8. 2.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Palm Desert, CA · felt by 15
  9. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  10. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  11. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) N of Palm Desert, CA · felt by 46
  12. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  13. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  14. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  15. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  16. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  17. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  18. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  19. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  20. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  21. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  22. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA · felt by 1
  23. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Palm Desert, CA
  24. 2.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA · felt by 9
  25. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  26. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  27. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  28. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  29. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  30. 1.5 27 km (16 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  31. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  32. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  33. 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  34. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Palm Desert, CA
  35. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Palm Desert, CA
  36. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Palm Desert, CA
  37. 1.7 27 km (16 mi) S of Palm Desert, CA
  38. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) S of Palm Desert, CA
  39. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  40. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  41. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Palm Desert, CA
  42. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  43. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  44. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  45. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  46. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) N of Palm Desert, CA · felt by 2
  47. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA
  48. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SW of Palm Desert, CA
  49. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA · felt by 1
  50. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palm Desert, CA

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

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 26 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Palm Desert; the five largest:

  1. 6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 27 km NNE of Palm Desert
  2. 6.0 16km WSW of Oasis, CA · 38 km SSE of Palm Desert
  3. 6.0 The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake · 29 km N of Palm Desert
  4. 6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 37 km NW of Palm Desert
  5. 5.8 3km NE of Yucca Valley, California · 46 km N of Palm Desert

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

La Quinta 9 km · Thousand Palms 11 km · Indio 15 km · Coachella 19 km · Thermal 24 km · Garnet 25 km · Desert Hot Springs 29 km · Idyllwild 32 km

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