Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Rainbow, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Rainbow was M 3.0, 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA, at 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026. 360 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 237 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 22
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 31 March 2023, 22 km (14 mi) E of Rainbow, CA
Reported felt: 87 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 28 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 10 minutes ago · this page 02:09 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Rainbow, CA Sep 30, 2026
7:26 pm PDT
1.5 9 km (5 mi) S of Rainbow, CA Sep 29, 2026
12:08 pm PDT
2.4 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 86 Sep 5, 2026
3:31 am PDT
1.9 10 km (6 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Aug 31, 2026
3:38 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA Aug 18, 2026
5:20 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Rainbow, CA · felt by 3 Aug 9, 2026
10:38 am PDT
3.0 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 360 Jul 31, 2026
1:10 pm PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Jul 17, 2026
4:20 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 4 Jun 17, 2026
8:09 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Rainbow, CA Jun 13, 2026
8:58 am PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA Jun 9, 2026
12:48 am PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 24 May 14, 2026
9:12 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Apr 12, 2026
8:41 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Rainbow, CA · felt by 17 Feb 20, 2026
11:38 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Rainbow, CA Feb 14, 2026
7:12 pm PST
1.7 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Rainbow, CA Feb 13, 2026
6:58 am PST
2.0 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Jan 23, 2026
3:25 pm PST
1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Dec 3, 2025
12:27 pm PST
1.9 28 km (18 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Nov 6, 2025
3:15 pm PST
1.6 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Rainbow, CA Nov 5, 2025
2:30 pm PST
2.0 24 km (15 mi) E of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Nov 1, 2025
10:22 am PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Rainbow, CA Oct 8, 2025
10:09 pm PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Sep 6, 2025
10:29 pm PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) E of Rainbow, CA · felt by 3 Aug 3, 2025
9:41 pm PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Jul 19, 2025
6:33 pm PDT
2.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Rainbow, CA · felt by 10 Jul 8, 2025
10:03 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Jun 26, 2025
4:31 am PDT
2.0 11 km (7 mi) E of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Jun 11, 2025
7:57 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 May 13, 2025
1:21 pm PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Rainbow, CA Mar 21, 2025
7:04 pm PDT
2.4 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Rainbow, CA Mar 9, 2025
9:16 pm PDT
2.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Mar 9, 2025
9:49 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Mar 4, 2025
12:56 pm PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Feb 26, 2025
4:29 am PST
1.9 22 km (14 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Feb 24, 2025
8:08 pm PST
2.4 24 km (15 mi) E of Rainbow, CA · felt by 3 Feb 23, 2025
2:25 pm PST
2.2 24 km (15 mi) E of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Feb 23, 2025
2:24 pm PST
1.8 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Rainbow, CA Feb 18, 2025
9:18 am PST
1.7 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Rainbow, CA Feb 18, 2025
9:16 am PST
2.0 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Jan 29, 2025
1:07 am PST
2.6 21 km (13 mi) E of Rainbow, CA · felt by 5 Jan 27, 2025
8:29 am PST
1.7 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Rainbow, CA Jan 18, 2025
2:50 am PST
1.9 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA Dec 15, 2024
1:45 am PST
2.4 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 92 Dec 14, 2024
6:18 am PST
1.7 23 km (14 mi) NE of Rainbow, CA Nov 11, 2024
7:56 pm PST
1.7 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA Nov 8, 2024
2:19 am PST
2.2 21 km (13 mi) E of Rainbow, CA Oct 22, 2024
8:42 pm PDT
1.7 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Rainbow, CA Sep 4, 2024
6:11 pm PDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 1 Aug 14, 2024
3:26 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) NE of Rainbow, CA · felt by 4 Aug 10, 2024
2:29 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 Rainbow time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rainbow are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Rainbow; the five largest:

6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 42 km NNE of Rainbow 1918
6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 40 km NW of Rainbow 1910
5.3 6km SSE of Hemet, CA · 38 km NNE of Rainbow 1963
5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 47 km NW of Rainbow 1938
5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 40 km NW of Rainbow 1910

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

Nearest mapped faults

Elsinore fault, 6 km from its surface trace
Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 37 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Temecula 9 km · Wildomar 24 km · Aguanga 26 km · Camp Pendleton South 30 km · Lakeland Village 31 km · Oceanside 32 km · Escondido 33 km · Lake Elsinore 33 km

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