Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Poway, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:40 pm PDT on 26 August 2020 · 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Poway, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Poway was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Poway, CA, at 1:40 pm PDT on 26 August 2020. 65 people reported feeling it to USGS. 57 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 101 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 4
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.9 on 19 March 2020, 10 km (6 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- Reported felt
- 24 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SW of Poway, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SW of Poway, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) E of Poway, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Poway, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Poway, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Poway, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NE of Poway, CA · felt by 6
- 1.9 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Poway, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Poway, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Poway, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Poway, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) NW of Poway, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Poway, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Poway, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Poway, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 10 km (7 mi) ESE of Poway, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Poway, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Poway, 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 Poway time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Poway are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Poway; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Poway:
- 5.0 16 km NW of Julian, California · 41 km NE of Poway
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 24 km from its surface trace
- Carlsbad fault, 36 km from its surface trace
- Elsinore fault, 39 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Lakeside 16 km · Ramona 18 km · Escondido 18 km · Encinitas 25 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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