Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Temecula, CA
M 3.6
Latest: 12:31 am PDT on 19 August 2026 · 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Temecula was M 3.6, 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA, at 12:31 am PDT on 19 August 2026. 165 people reported feeling it to USGS. 12 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 264 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 23
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 31 March 2023, 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- Reported felt
- 97 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 0.3 48 km (30 mi) E of Temecula, CA
- 0.3 48 km (30 mi) E of Temecula, CA
- 0.3 48 km (30 mi) E of Temecula, CA
- 1.2 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Temecula, CA
- 1.6 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Temecula, CA
- 0.8 13 km (8 mi) SE of Temecula, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Temecula, CA
- 0.3 48 km (30 mi) E of Temecula, CA
- 0.9 47 km (29 mi) E of Temecula, CA
- -0.1 48 km (30 mi) E of Temecula, CA
- 2.4 4 km (2 mi) NE of Temecula, CA · felt by 86
- 1.7 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) SE of Temecula, CA
- 1.6 47 km (29 mi) E of Temecula, CA
- 3.6 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA · felt by 165
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) NW of Temecula, CA · felt by 3
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) SE of Temecula, CA · felt by 360
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NE of Temecula, CA
- 2.2 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Temecula, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Temecula, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Temecula, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) NW of Temecula, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) NW of Temecula, CA · felt by 17
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NE of Temecula, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NW of Temecula, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) E of Temecula, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Temecula, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 1.9 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 1.8 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NE of Temecula, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Temecula, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Temecula, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Temecula, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA · felt by 10
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Temecula, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) SE of Temecula, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Temecula, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) NE of Temecula, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NW of Temecula, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Temecula, 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 Temecula time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Temecula are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Temecula; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Temecula; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 34 km NNE of Temecula
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 33 km NW of Temecula
- 5.3 6km SSE of Hemet, CA · 30 km NE of Temecula
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 41 km NW of Temecula
- 5.0 Near Lake Elsinore, California · 33 km NW of Temecula
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Elsinore fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- San Jacinto fault, 34 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Wildomar 17 km · Lakeland Village 24 km · Lake Elsinore 26 km · Aguanga 27 km · Green Acres 28 km · Hemet 33 km · Nuevo 34 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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