Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Rancho Santa Fe, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Rancho Santa Fe in the 24 hours to 5:10 am PST (13:10 UTC). The last one was M 3.6, 67 km (42 mi) NE, at 12:31 am PDT on 19 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 165 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.5
Latest: 1:40 pm PDT on 26 August 2020 · 10 km (6 mi) W of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Rancho Santa Fe was M 2.5, 10 km (6 mi) W of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, at 1:40 pm PDT on 26 August 2020, 13 km deep. 65 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Rancho Santa Fe was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 39 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Rancho Santa Fe since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Rancho Santa Fe in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 2 months
- Last 12 months
- 3 · largest M 1.9 on 31 July 2026
- Since 2016
- 74 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.9 on 19 March 2020, 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- Reported felt
- 19 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 11 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
Earthquake alerts for Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) S of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) SW of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) S of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) W of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 2.5 10 km (6 mi) W of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 65
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 11
- 2.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 511
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) S of Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · felt by 2
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 Santa Fe time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rancho Santa Fe are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Rancho Santa Fe; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Rancho Santa Fe
The strongest shaking in Rancho Santa Fe from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.5 on 26 August 2020, 10 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Rancho Santa Fe (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.5 | 10 km | II · Weak · felt by 65 | |
| M 2.2 | 11 km | II · Weak · felt by 8 | |
| M 2.4 | 14 km | II · Weak | |
| M 2.9 | 26 km | II · Weak · felt by 511 | |
| M 1.5 | 10 km | II · Weak |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Rancho Santa Fe.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 11 km from its surface trace
- Carlsbad fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- San Onofre fault, 32 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Escondido 15 km · Oceanside 26 km · Ramona 31 km · San Diego 34 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Rancho Santa Fe, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.