Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Phelan, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 12:20 pm PST on 18 January 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Phelan was M 2.5, 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA, at 12:20 pm PST on 18 January 2026. 4 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: 297 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 21
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 5 January 2024, 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA
Reported felt: 103 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 27 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:35 UTC

The latest 50

2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Oct 1, 2026
3:16 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) SW of Phelan, CA Aug 24, 2026
3:31 pm PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) SW of Phelan, CA Aug 14, 2026
6:19 pm PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) SW of Phelan, CA Aug 13, 2026
10:36 pm PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) SW of Phelan, CA Aug 13, 2026
10:03 pm PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) W of Phelan, CA Aug 10, 2026
11:14 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Aug 9, 2026
4:44 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Jul 10, 2026
10:28 pm PDT
1.9 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Jun 23, 2026
4:17 pm PDT
1.7 7 km (4 mi) E of Phelan, CA Jun 18, 2026
3:20 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) W of Phelan, CA May 4, 2026
10:58 pm PDT
2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 1 May 3, 2026
9:15 am PDT
2.4 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 4 May 2, 2026
2:26 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of Phelan, CA Apr 18, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.9 15 km (9 mi) S of Phelan, CA Mar 22, 2026
5:21 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Feb 21, 2026
8:24 pm PST
2.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 4 Jan 18, 2026
12:20 pm PST
1.6 22 km (13 mi) SSW of Phelan, CA Jan 8, 2026
3:45 pm PST
1.9 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Nov 14, 2025
8:52 pm PST
2.4 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 2 Nov 14, 2025
8:50 pm PST
2.4 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 9 Nov 11, 2025
7:54 am PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Sep 27, 2025
9:02 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Sep 26, 2025
6:04 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 3 Sep 16, 2025
9:01 pm PDT
2.0 30 km (18 mi) W of Phelan, CA Sep 13, 2025
4:20 am PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) S of Phelan, CA Sep 12, 2025
8:29 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) W of Phelan, CA Sep 9, 2025
5:30 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Aug 18, 2025
4:24 am PDT
1.5 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Aug 16, 2025
9:32 pm PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Aug 11, 2025
11:15 am PDT
2.5 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 4 Aug 6, 2025
5:25 am PDT
2.1 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 14 Aug 6, 2025
2:11 am PDT
3.7 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 647 Aug 6, 2025
2:00 am PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Jul 15, 2025
3:38 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Phelan, CA Jun 20, 2025
9:46 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Phelan, CA Jun 3, 2025
11:29 am PDT
2.6 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 12 May 24, 2025
7:34 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) S of Phelan, CA May 23, 2025
9:52 am PDT
2.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 6 May 20, 2025
9:53 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Phelan, CA May 3, 2025
8:33 am PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) S of Phelan, CA Apr 20, 2025
11:56 am PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Phelan, CA · felt by 10 Apr 20, 2025
12:49 am PDT
2.7 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Phelan, CA · felt by 152 Apr 19, 2025
10:50 pm PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) W of Phelan, CA Apr 6, 2025
1:54 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA Feb 24, 2025
7:21 pm PST
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Phelan, CA · felt by 3 Feb 7, 2025
1:13 pm PST
2.7 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Phelan, CA · felt by 16 Dec 21, 2024
11:13 am PST
2.1 25 km (15 mi) NW of Phelan, CA · felt by 1 Nov 25, 2024
8:25 pm PST
1.7 19 km (12 mi) S of Phelan, CA Oct 15, 2024
3:48 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Phelan, CA · felt by 2 Oct 10, 2024
4:41 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 Phelan time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Phelan are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Phelan:

6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 47 km SE of Phelan 1923
5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 42 km WSW of Phelan 1991
5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 33 km SSW of Phelan 1990
5.2 3km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 19 km S of Phelan 1970

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 10 km from its surface trace
San Gabriel fault, 14 km from its surface trace
San Jacinto fault, 15 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Piñon Hills 7 km · Wrightwood 9 km · Adelanto 23 km · Hesperia 25 km · Victorville 29 km · Rancho Cucamonga 36 km · Muscoy 37 km · Littlerock 39 km

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