Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Spring Valley, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 7:18 am PDT on 19 March 2020 · 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Spring Valley was M 2.9, 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA, at 7:18 am PDT on 19 March 2020. 511 people reported feeling it to USGS. 116 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 197 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 7
Largest since 2016: M 3.5 on 31 March 2017, 27 km (17 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA
Reported felt: 35 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 22 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 12 minutes ago · this page 03:21 UTC

The latest 50

1.9 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Spring Valley, CA Jul 31, 2026
5:15 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Spring Valley, CA Mar 26, 2026
4:27 pm PDT
1.8 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Spring Valley, CA Dec 17, 2025
12:52 pm PST
1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Nov 10, 2025
6:39 am PST
1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 1 Oct 25, 2025
4:19 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Oct 10, 2025
2:08 pm PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 7 Oct 8, 2025
12:28 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Sep 19, 2025
12:14 pm PDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Aug 19, 2025
2:13 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Jun 17, 2025
5:14 pm PDT
1.5 15 km (10 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA May 19, 2025
12:49 pm PDT
1.5 15 km (10 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Dec 16, 2024
12:41 pm PST
1.5 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Nov 1, 2024
2:35 pm PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Oct 23, 2024
2:14 pm PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Sep 17, 2024
2:00 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Aug 29, 2024
2:00 pm PDT
1.7 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Aug 13, 2024
1:39 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 2 Jul 30, 2024
2:58 pm PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Jun 21, 2024
1:30 pm PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Apr 9, 2024
1:31 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Apr 5, 2024
11:07 am PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 1 Mar 12, 2024
1:32 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) E of Spring Valley, CA Mar 9, 2024
2:08 am PST
2.4 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 18 Mar 6, 2024
8:45 pm PST
1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Feb 29, 2024
11:31 am PST
1.6 15 km (9 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Feb 20, 2024
12:25 pm PST
1.5 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Feb 8, 2024
12:04 pm PST
1.5 13 km (8 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 1 Dec 14, 2023
12:36 pm PST
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Dec 14, 2023
11:34 am PST
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA Nov 7, 2023
10:00 am PST
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Oct 25, 2023
12:33 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Oct 17, 2023
12:30 pm PDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) SW of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2023
3:48 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Aug 15, 2023
2:00 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Aug 8, 2023
2:01 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) SE of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 1 Jul 30, 2023
5:16 am PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Jul 14, 2023
9:03 pm PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Jul 6, 2023
2:15 pm PDT
1.8 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA Jul 3, 2023
12:05 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 1 Jun 30, 2023
5:01 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Spring Valley, CA May 26, 2023
2:00 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA May 9, 2023
12:33 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 1 Mar 21, 2023
1:03 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Spring Valley, CA · felt by 2 Jan 23, 2023
1:02 pm PST
1.5 20 km (13 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Jan 12, 2023
12:24 pm PST
1.7 14 km (9 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Jan 4, 2023
2:24 pm PST
1.6 17 km (11 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Dec 8, 2022
12:29 pm PST
1.6 17 km (11 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Oct 25, 2022
12:30 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Spring Valley, CA Oct 11, 2022
6:14 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) S of Spring Valley, CA Oct 10, 2022
12:55 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 Spring Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Spring Valley are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Spring Valley; 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 Spring Valley.

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

Nearest mapped faults

Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 15 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Chula Vista 14 km · Lakeside 14 km · San Diego 16 km · Coronado 18 km · Alpine 24 km

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