Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Rancho San Diego, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 2:06 pm PDT on 6 April 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho San Diego, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Rancho San Diego was M 3.0, 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho San Diego, CA, at 2:06 pm PDT on 6 April 2026. 222 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 206 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 17
Largest since 2016: M 3.5 on 31 March 2017, 27 km (17 mi) S of Rancho San Diego, CA
Reported felt: 39 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 2 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 14 minutes ago · this page 03:23 UTC

The latest 50

1.3 5 km (3 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Sep 29, 2026
2:30 pm PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Rancho San Diego, CA Jul 31, 2026
5:15 pm PDT
3.0 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 222 Apr 6, 2026
2:06 pm PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Rancho San Diego, CA Mar 26, 2026
4:27 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Mar 22, 2026
11:06 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 2 Jan 31, 2026
7:51 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Jan 27, 2026
3:56 pm PST
1.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Jan 27, 2026
12:44 pm PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Jan 23, 2026
5:20 pm PST
1.8 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 1 Jan 23, 2026
8:07 am PST
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Jan 16, 2026
4:21 pm PST
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Dec 30, 2025
6:09 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Dec 27, 2025
9:07 pm PST
1.8 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Rancho San Diego, CA Dec 17, 2025
12:52 pm PST
1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Rancho San Diego, CA Nov 10, 2025
6:39 am PST
1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 1 Oct 25, 2025
4:19 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Oct 10, 2025
2:08 pm PDT
2.1 22 km (13 mi) SSW of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 7 Oct 8, 2025
12:28 am PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Sep 19, 2025
12:14 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Aug 19, 2025
2:13 pm PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Jun 17, 2025
5:14 pm PDT
1.5 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Rancho San Diego, CA May 19, 2025
12:49 pm PDT
2.2 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 7 Mar 12, 2025
10:54 am PDT
1.5 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Rancho San Diego, CA Dec 16, 2024
12:41 pm PST
1.5 19 km (12 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Nov 1, 2024
2:35 pm PDT
1.5 6 km (4 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Oct 23, 2024
2:14 pm PDT
1.5 5 km (3 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Sep 17, 2024
2:00 pm PDT
1.6 5 km (3 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Aug 29, 2024
2:00 pm PDT
1.7 4 km (2 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Aug 13, 2024
1:39 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) S of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 2 Jul 30, 2024
2:58 pm PDT
1.7 5 km (3 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Jun 21, 2024
1:30 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA May 1, 2024
2:44 am PDT
1.5 5 km (3 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Apr 9, 2024
1:31 pm PDT
1.5 17 km (11 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Apr 5, 2024
11:07 am PDT
1.5 5 km (3 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 1 Mar 12, 2024
1:32 pm PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Rancho San Diego, CA Mar 9, 2024
2:08 am PST
2.4 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 18 Mar 6, 2024
8:45 pm PST
1.5 18 km (11 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Feb 29, 2024
11:31 am PST
1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Rancho San Diego, CA Feb 20, 2024
12:25 pm PST
1.5 17 km (10 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Feb 8, 2024
12:04 pm PST
1.5 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 1 Dec 14, 2023
12:36 pm PST
1.6 17 km (11 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Dec 14, 2023
11:34 am PST
1.6 17 km (10 mi) N of Rancho San Diego, CA Nov 7, 2023
10:00 am PST
1.5 6 km (4 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Oct 25, 2023
12:33 pm PDT
1.6 6 km (3 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Oct 17, 2023
12:30 pm PDT
2.0 20 km (13 mi) SW of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2023
3:48 am PDT
1.5 6 km (4 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Aug 15, 2023
2:00 pm PDT
1.6 6 km (4 mi) NE of Rancho San Diego, CA Aug 8, 2023
2:01 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Rancho San Diego, CA · felt by 1 Jul 30, 2023
5:16 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Rancho San Diego, CA Jul 14, 2023
9:03 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 Rancho San Diego time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rancho San Diego are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Rancho San Diego.

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

Nearest mapped faults

Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 21 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Lakeside 12 km · Chula Vista 18 km · Alpine 19 km · San Diego 22 km · Coronado 24 km

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