Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Turtle Rock, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026 · 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Turtle Rock was M 3.0, 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA, at 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026. 402 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 432 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 30
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 1 May 2024, 24 km (15 mi) NE of Turtle Rock, CA
- Reported felt
- 178 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 9 km (5 mi) W of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 26
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 36
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 19
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 11
- 3.0 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 402
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Turtle Rock, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) S of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) WSW of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) W of Turtle Rock, CA
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 37
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) W of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) NE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 5
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) NE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) SE of Turtle Rock, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 3
- 2.7 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 28
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Turtle Rock, CA
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 21
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Turtle Rock, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Turtle Rock, CA · felt by 1
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 Turtle Rock time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Turtle Rock are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Turtle Rock; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Turtle Rock; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 18 km W of Turtle Rock
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 38 km E of Turtle Rock
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 34 km N of Turtle Rock
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 18 km W of Turtle Rock
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 28 km ENE of Turtle Rock
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 4 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 6 km from its surface trace
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 27 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Costa Mesa 10 km · Newport Beach 11 km · North Tustin 14 km · Huntington Beach 18 km · Villa Park 19 km · Trabuco Canyon 20 km
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