Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Santa Ana, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Santa Ana was M 3.0, 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA, at 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026. 402 people reported feeling it to USGS. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 509 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 35
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 1 May 2024, 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- Reported felt
- 233 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 26
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 36
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) N of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 10
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 11
- 3.0 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 402
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 196
- 2.4 27 km (16 mi) WNW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 443
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) N of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 21
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) N of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 63
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) N of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 8
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) SW of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.6 17 km (11 mi) SW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 37
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) NE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) SW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) N of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 5
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) NW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 181
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Ana, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) N of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Santa Ana, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Santa Ana, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Santa Ana are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Santa Ana; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Santa Ana; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 18 km SW of Santa Ana
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 44 km E of Santa Ana
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 40 km NNW of Santa Ana
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 47 km NNE of Santa Ana
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 24 km NNE of Santa Ana
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 6 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
North Tustin 7 km · Villa Park 9 km · Anaheim 11 km · Costa Mesa 13 km · Westminster 13 km · Placentia 14 km · Fullerton 15 km · Newport Beach 15 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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