Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Thousand Palms, CA

M 3.2

Latest: 9:51 am PDT on 1 August 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Thousand Palms, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Thousand Palms was M 3.2, 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Thousand Palms, CA, at 9:51 am PDT on 1 August 2026. 46 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: 723 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 212
Largest since 2016: M 4.9 on 19 January 2026, 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA
Reported felt: 204 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 10 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 18 minutes ago · this page 01:36 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Thousand Palms, CA Sep 24, 2026
4:30 am PDT
1.0 10 km (6 mi) NE of Thousand Palms, CA Sep 22, 2026
1:52 am PDT
0.9 10 km (6 mi) NE of Thousand Palms, CA Sep 22, 2026
1:22 am PDT
0.7 10 km (6 mi) NE of Thousand Palms, CA Sep 22, 2026
12:02 am PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Sep 10, 2026
7:59 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Sep 9, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
3.2 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · felt by 46 Aug 1, 2026
9:51 am PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Jul 24, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:30 am PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Jul 13, 2026
12:04 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Jul 8, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Thousand Palms, CA Jul 3, 2026
2:53 pm PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Jul 3, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · felt by 1 Jun 28, 2026
4:22 am PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Thousand Palms, CA Jun 27, 2026
6:44 pm PDT
2.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · felt by 9 Jun 26, 2026
9:36 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Thousand Palms, CA Jun 24, 2026
10:50 am PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) NW of Thousand Palms, CA May 30, 2026
2:58 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA May 22, 2026
9:26 pm PDT
2.4 15 km (9 mi) NE of Thousand Palms, CA May 12, 2026
2:58 am PDT
2.1 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Thousand Palms, CA May 11, 2026
5:55 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Thousand Palms, CA Apr 23, 2026
9:09 am PDT
2.4 30 km (18 mi) S of Thousand Palms, CA Apr 20, 2026
4:44 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Apr 20, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Apr 11, 2026
3:06 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Apr 10, 2026
12:16 pm PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Mar 27, 2026
1:49 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Mar 21, 2026
8:34 am PDT
1.9 20 km (12 mi) N of Thousand Palms, CA Mar 20, 2026
9:39 am PDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) N of Thousand Palms, CA · felt by 3 Mar 15, 2026
7:01 am PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) N of Thousand Palms, CA Mar 15, 2026
6:52 am PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Mar 12, 2026
12:18 am PDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) N of Thousand Palms, CA · felt by 2 Mar 11, 2026
2:59 pm PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Mar 8, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Thousand Palms, CA Mar 6, 2026
8:59 am PST
2.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · felt by 1 Mar 2, 2026
7:52 am PST
2.1 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Mar 1, 2026
7:28 am PST
2.4 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 28, 2026
11:32 am PST
1.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 24, 2026
8:19 am PST
1.7 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 19, 2026
4:34 pm PST
2.0 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 14, 2026
9:20 pm PST
2.3 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · felt by 1 Feb 14, 2026
6:08 am PST
1.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 13, 2026
1:06 am PST
1.9 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 12, 2026
5:49 pm PST
1.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 9, 2026
10:24 am PST
1.5 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 7, 2026
10:38 am PST
1.8 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 6, 2026
7:48 pm PST
2.2 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · felt by 1 Feb 5, 2026
12:40 pm PST
1.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Thousand Palms, CA Feb 5, 2026
4:23 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 Thousand Palms time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Thousand Palms are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 27 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Thousand Palms; the five largest:

7.3 The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake · 42 km N of Thousand Palms 1992
6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 17 km NNE of Thousand Palms 1992
6.0 16km WSW of Oasis, CA · 48 km SSE of Thousand Palms 1937
6.0 The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake · 19 km NNE of Thousand Palms 1948
6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 28 km NW of Thousand Palms 1986

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Indio Hills Fault Zone, 13 km from its surface trace
Long Canyon fault, 14 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Garnet 14 km · Desert Hot Springs 19 km · La Quinta 19 km · Indio 19 km · Coachella 25 km · Thermal 31 km · Morongo Valley 31 km · Idyllwild 32 km

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