Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Thermal, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 4:04 am PDT on 31 August 2026 · 30 km (19 mi) SW of Thermal, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Thermal was M 2.9, 30 km (19 mi) SW of Thermal, CA, at 4:04 am PDT on 31 August 2026. 15 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 718 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 222
Largest since 2016: M 4.9 on 19 January 2026, 28 km (18 mi) N of Thermal, CA
Reported felt: 171 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 10 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 16 minutes ago · this page 01:33 UTC

The latest 50

0.9 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thermal, CA Sep 26, 2026
9:52 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Thermal, CA Sep 26, 2026
11:14 am PDT
2.1 15 km (9 mi) NE of Thermal, CA Sep 12, 2026
11:20 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Sep 10, 2026
7:59 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Sep 9, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
2.9 30 km (19 mi) SW of Thermal, CA · felt by 15 Aug 31, 2026
4:04 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Thermal, CA Aug 2, 2026
5:56 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Thermal, CA Jul 24, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Thermal, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:30 am PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Jul 13, 2026
12:04 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Jul 8, 2026
10:00 am PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Jul 3, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA · felt by 1 Jun 28, 2026
4:22 am PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Thermal, CA Jun 27, 2026
6:44 pm PDT
2.8 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA · felt by 9 Jun 26, 2026
9:36 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA May 22, 2026
9:26 pm PDT
1.5 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Thermal, CA May 20, 2026
2:00 am PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Thermal, CA May 20, 2026
1:57 am PDT
2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Thermal, CA · felt by 1 May 13, 2026
8:31 pm PDT
2.1 14 km (9 mi) N of Thermal, CA May 11, 2026
5:55 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SW of Thermal, CA Apr 29, 2026
3:34 am PDT
2.4 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Thermal, CA Apr 20, 2026
4:44 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Thermal, CA Apr 20, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Apr 11, 2026
3:06 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Apr 10, 2026
12:16 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of Thermal, CA Mar 27, 2026
1:49 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Mar 21, 2026
8:34 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Mar 12, 2026
12:18 am PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Thermal, CA Mar 8, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA · felt by 1 Mar 2, 2026
7:52 am PST
2.1 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Mar 1, 2026
7:28 am PST
2.4 29 km (18 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 28, 2026
11:32 am PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 24, 2026
8:19 am PST
1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 19, 2026
4:34 pm PST
2.6 20 km (13 mi) NE of Thermal, CA · felt by 2 Feb 18, 2026
9:30 pm PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 14, 2026
9:20 pm PST
2.3 26 km (16 mi) N of Thermal, CA · felt by 1 Feb 14, 2026
6:08 am PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 13, 2026
1:06 am PST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Thermal, CA Feb 12, 2026
11:21 pm PST
2.2 20 km (13 mi) NE of Thermal, CA Feb 12, 2026
10:08 pm PST
1.9 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 12, 2026
5:49 pm PST
2.5 21 km (13 mi) NE of Thermal, CA Feb 11, 2026
2:54 am PST
1.7 20 km (13 mi) NE of Thermal, CA Feb 10, 2026
7:59 pm PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 9, 2026
10:24 am PST
1.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 7, 2026
10:38 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 6, 2026
7:48 pm PST
2.2 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA · felt by 1 Feb 5, 2026
12:40 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 5, 2026
4:23 am PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Thermal, CA Feb 4, 2026
10:13 am PST

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 Thermal time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Thermal are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Thermal; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Thermal; the five largest:

6.4 The 1954 San Jacinto Fault, California Earthquake · 38 km S of Thermal 1954
6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 39 km NNW of Thermal 1992
6.0 16km WSW of Oasis, CA · 29 km SSW of Thermal 1937
6.0 The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake · 42 km NNW of Thermal 1948
5.7 Eastern San Diego County, California · 49 km S of Thermal 1916

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

Nearest mapped faults

Mecca Hills fault, 6 km from its surface trace
Indio Hills Fault Zone, 10 km from its surface trace
Coachella Fan Fault Zone, 12 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Coachella 5 km · Mecca 9 km · Indio 11 km · La Quinta 16 km · Oasis 20 km · Thousand Palms 31 km

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