Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Solana Beach, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 1:09 pm PST on 8 March 2024 · 28 km (17 mi) SW of Solana Beach, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Solana Beach was M 3.0, 28 km (17 mi) SW of Solana Beach, CA, at 1:09 pm PST on 8 March 2024. 139 people reported feeling it to USGS. 14 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 49 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 5
Largest since 2016: M 3.2 on 20 November 2019, 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA
Reported felt: 16 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 27 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 21 minutes ago · this page 02:46 UTC

The latest 49

1.9 20 km (13 mi) S of Solana Beach, CA Jul 31, 2026
5:15 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) SW of Solana Beach, CA Jun 3, 2026
5:26 pm PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SW of Solana Beach, CA Apr 17, 2026
10:14 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) S of Solana Beach, CA Mar 26, 2026
4:27 pm PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) W of Solana Beach, CA Feb 14, 2026
12:28 pm PST
2.3 30 km (19 mi) W of Solana Beach, CA Sep 29, 2025
12:58 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA Sep 23, 2025
2:44 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA Jun 24, 2025
10:10 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) NW of Solana Beach, CA May 7, 2025
12:37 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA Mar 20, 2025
4:31 am PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 3 Jan 17, 2025
7:43 am PST
1.6 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 1 Nov 14, 2024
6:18 am PST
2.4 8 km (5 mi) S of Solana Beach, CA Sep 6, 2024
6:23 am PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA Mar 22, 2024
3:32 pm PDT
3.0 28 km (17 mi) SW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 139 Mar 8, 2024
1:09 pm PST
1.6 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA Jan 7, 2024
6:25 am PST
1.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA Aug 28, 2023
6:08 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) W of Solana Beach, CA Jul 6, 2023
6:31 am PDT
1.5 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Solana Beach, CA Jun 30, 2023
11:59 am PDT
1.7 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 1 Apr 4, 2023
6:46 am PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 4 Feb 28, 2023
4:58 am PST
1.6 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA Nov 18, 2022
2:32 pm PST
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SW of Solana Beach, CA Oct 9, 2022
7:34 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA Mar 18, 2022
12:06 am PDT
2.5 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 8 Feb 4, 2022
11:41 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA Dec 29, 2021
5:55 pm PST
1.9 26 km (16 mi) NW of Solana Beach, CA Aug 4, 2021
4:19 am PDT
2.0 19 km (12 mi) S of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 3 Feb 8, 2021
11:23 am PST
1.9 10 km (7 mi) WNW of Solana Beach, CA Oct 30, 2020
7:56 am PDT
2.5 4 km (3 mi) NW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 65 Aug 26, 2020
1:40 pm PDT
3.2 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 49 Nov 20, 2019
7:36 pm PST
1.7 17 km (11 mi) S of Solana Beach, CA Sep 16, 2019
1:00 am PDT
2.2 4 km (3 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 8 Jul 3, 2019
7:54 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Solana Beach, CA Jun 14, 2019
7:22 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA May 8, 2019
8:06 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) W of Solana Beach, CA Mar 6, 2019
1:28 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA Feb 7, 2019
11:07 pm PST
1.8 10 km (6 mi) S of Solana Beach, CA Sep 6, 2018
11:20 pm PDT
2.3 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 1 Sep 6, 2018
4:08 am PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 1 Jul 27, 2018
6:08 pm PDT
1.5 17 km (10 mi) E of Solana Beach, CA May 10, 2017
12:08 pm PDT
1.5 15 km (9 mi) NW of Solana Beach, CA Feb 27, 2017
2:58 pm PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 2 Nov 6, 2016
8:16 am PST
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA Oct 22, 2016
5:32 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 1 Oct 11, 2016
6:40 pm PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 31 Sep 13, 2016
3:54 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Solana Beach, CA Sep 12, 2016
3:20 pm PDT
2.8 22 km (14 mi) S of Solana Beach, CA · felt by 72 Apr 13, 2016
12:31 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Solana Beach, CA Apr 5, 2016
2:20 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 Solana Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Solana Beach are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Solana Beach; dots are the 49 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 Solana Beach.

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

Nearest mapped faults

Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 4 km from its surface trace
Carlsbad fault, 14 km from its surface trace
San Onofre fault, 27 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Encinitas 5 km · Carlsbad 20 km · Escondido 22 km · Oceanside 25 km · Camp Pendleton South 28 km · San Diego 32 km · Coronado 35 km · Lakeside 36 km

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