Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Placentia, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Placentia was M 3.0, 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA, at 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026. 402 people reported feeling it to USGS. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 565 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 45
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 27 km (17 mi) NW of Placentia, CA
- Reported felt
- 260 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of Placentia, CA · felt by 26
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) W of Placentia, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NW of Placentia, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Placentia, CA · felt by 36
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Placentia, CA
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) N of Placentia, CA · felt by 10
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA · felt by 11
- 3.0 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA · felt by 402
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Placentia, CA
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) W of Placentia, CA · felt by 196
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Placentia, CA · felt by 443
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Placentia, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Placentia, CA · felt by 21
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Placentia, CA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Placentia, CA
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) NNE of Placentia, CA
- 2.1 23 km (15 mi) W of Placentia, CA · felt by 63
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) W of Placentia, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) E of Placentia, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SW of Placentia, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Placentia, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Placentia, CA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) E of Placentia, CA
- 1.5 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Placentia, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Placentia, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Placentia, CA
- 2.3 30 km (19 mi) NE of Placentia, CA · felt by 38
- 1.5 14 km (8 mi) E of Placentia, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Placentia, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Placentia, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Placentia, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) E of Placentia, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Placentia, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Placentia, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Placentia, CA
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Placentia, CA · felt by 37
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) E of Placentia, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Placentia, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 7 km (4 mi) E of Placentia, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Placentia, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Placentia, CA
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Placentia, CA · felt by 5
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 Placentia time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Placentia are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Placentia; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Placentia; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 29 km SSW of Placentia
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 47 km ESE of Placentia
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 28 km NW of Placentia
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 46 km NNW of Placentia
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 34 km NNE of Placentia
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 2 km from its surface trace
- Elsinore fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 20 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Fullerton 5 km · Yorba Linda 6 km · Brea 6 km · Anaheim 6 km · Villa Park 8 km · La Habra 10 km · Buena Park 12 km · Rowland Heights 12 km
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