Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Perris, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Perris in the 24 hours to 1:01 am PDT (08:01 UTC). The last one was M 3.2, 42 km (26 mi) NW, at 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 730 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.7
Latest: 1:04 am PDT on 11 October 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) E of Perris, CA
The most recent earthquake near Perris was M 2.7, 29 km (18 mi) E of Perris, CA, at 1:04 am PDT on 11 October 2026, 12 km deep. 58 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Perris was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Perris in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 4 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 11
- Last 12 months
- 160 · largest M 3.3 on 27 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 1,402 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 25 January 2018, 25 km (15 mi) W of Perris, CA
- Reported felt
- 346 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Elsinore fault, 17 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 2.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Perris, CA · felt by 58
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) SE of Perris, CA · felt by 19
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Perris, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Perris, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) W of Perris, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) W of Perris, CA · felt by 19
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Perris, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) W of Perris, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Perris, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Perris, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Perris, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Perris, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Perris, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) W of Perris, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Perris, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Perris, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) W of Perris, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Perris, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) N of Perris, CA · felt by 4
- 2.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Perris, CA · felt by 95
- 3.2 24 km (15 mi) N of Perris, CA · felt by 398
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) N of Perris, CA · felt by 12
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Perris, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) N of Perris, CA · felt by 2
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Perris, CA · felt by 87
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NE of Perris, CA
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Perris, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Perris, CA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) N of Perris, 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 Perris time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Perris are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Perris; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Perris
The strongest shaking in Perris from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.0 on 10 September 2019, 21 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Perris (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.0 | 21 km | III · Weak · felt by 4,220 | |
| M 3.5 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 676 | |
| M 4.0 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,942 | |
| M 3.6 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,715 | |
| M 3.4 | 16 km | III · Weak · felt by 692 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Perris; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 24 km E of Perris
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 34 km N of Perris
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 18 km WSW of Perris
- 5.3 Near San Bernardino, California · 48 km NNE of Perris
- 5.3 6km SSE of Hemet, CA · 28 km ESE of Perris
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Elsinore fault, 17 km from its surface trace
- San Jacinto fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- Crafton Hills fault, 25 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Mead Valley 8 km · Menifee 10 km · Canyon Lake 12 km · Lake Elsinore 16 km · Woodcrest 16 km · Moreno Valley 17 km · Lakeland Village 19 km · Wildomar 21 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Perris, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.