QuakeIndex

Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Valley Center, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026 · 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Valley Center, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Valley Center was M 3.0, 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Valley Center, CA, at 1:10 pm PDT on 31 July 2026. 360 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
421 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
37
Largest since 2016
M 4.2 on 31 March 2023, 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Valley Center, CA
Reported felt
134 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) NW of Valley Center, CA
  2. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) N of Valley Center, CA
  3. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Valley Center, CA
  4. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA
  5. 2.4 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 9
  6. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Valley Center, CA
  7. 3.0 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 360
  8. 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Valley Center, CA
  9. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 4
  10. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Valley Center, CA
  11. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) E of Valley Center, CA · felt by 37
  12. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  13. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA
  14. 2.8 23 km (14 mi) E of Valley Center, CA · felt by 102
  15. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  16. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA · felt by 1
  17. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  18. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  19. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  20. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  21. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  22. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  23. 2.2 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  24. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  25. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  26. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  27. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA
  28. 2.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 10
  29. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  30. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  31. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  32. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  33. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA
  34. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA
  35. 2.0 22 km (13 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 1
  36. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  37. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  38. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Valley Center, CA
  39. 2.1 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 3
  40. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Valley Center, CA · felt by 8
  41. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  42. 1.7 22 km (13 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA
  43. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of Valley Center, CA
  44. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) E of Valley Center, CA · felt by 1
  45. 2.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 10
  46. 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Valley Center, CA
  47. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Valley Center, CA
  48. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 1
  49. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Valley Center, CA · felt by 1
  50. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Valley Center, 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 Valley Center time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Valley Center are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Valley Center:

  1. 5.0 16 km NW of Julian, California · 31 km E of Valley Center

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Escondido 12 km · Ramona 25 km · Aguanga 29 km · Carlsbad 30 km · Encinitas 31 km · Camp Pendleton South 32 km · Oceanside 32 km · Temecula 32 km

If you felt one

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