Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026 · 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Rancho Santa Margarita was M 3.0, 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, 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
- 717 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 56
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 1 May 2024, 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Reported felt
- 182 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) W of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 26
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 2.3 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 19
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 11
- 3.0 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 402
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) E of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) W of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 14 km (8 mi) NE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) N of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 3.1 28 km (18 mi) S of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · felt by 208
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Rancho Santa Margarita, 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 Rancho Santa Margarita time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rancho Santa Margarita are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Rancho Santa Margarita; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Rancho Santa Margarita; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 37 km W of Rancho Santa Margarita
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 20 km ENE of Rancho Santa Margarita
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 37 km NNW of Rancho Santa Margarita
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 37 km W of Rancho Santa Margarita
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 11 km NE of Rancho Santa Margarita
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 8 km from its surface trace
- Elsinore fault, 17 km from its surface trace
- 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
Trabuco Canyon 3 km · Dana Point 21 km · North Tustin 22 km · San Clemente 24 km · Lakeland Village 24 km · Lake Elsinore 26 km · Corona 26 km · Villa Park 27 km
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