Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Vista Santa Rosa, CA

M 3.1

Latest: 5:01 pm PDT on 30 September 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Vista Santa Rosa was M 3.1, 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA, at 5:01 pm PDT on 30 September 2026. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,092 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 192
Largest since 2016: M 4.9 on 19 January 2026, 30 km (19 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA
Reported felt: 241 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 2 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 19 minutes ago · this page 01:36 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 30 km (18 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Oct 2, 2026
1:56 am PDT
3.1 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA · felt by 8 Sep 30, 2026
5:01 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Sep 27, 2026
11:42 am PDT
2.3 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Sep 26, 2026
8:29 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Sep 26, 2026
8:29 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Sep 26, 2026
11:14 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Sep 19, 2026
11:03 pm PDT
2.1 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Sep 12, 2026
11:20 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Sep 10, 2026
7:59 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Sep 9, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
2.9 23 km (14 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA · felt by 15 Aug 31, 2026
4:04 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Aug 14, 2026
12:51 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Aug 2, 2026
5:56 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 24, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 24, 2026
8:33 am PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:30 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 13, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 13, 2026
12:04 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 11, 2026
8:48 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 8, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 7, 2026
9:20 am PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jul 3, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.9 30 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA · felt by 1 Jun 28, 2026
4:22 am PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) NE of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jun 27, 2026
6:44 pm PDT
2.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA · felt by 9 Jun 26, 2026
9:36 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jun 19, 2026
4:43 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jun 19, 2026
4:19 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jun 16, 2026
6:54 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Jun 14, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA May 22, 2026
9:26 pm PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) NE of Vista Santa Rosa, CA May 20, 2026
2:00 am PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NE of Vista Santa Rosa, CA May 20, 2026
1:57 am PDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA May 19, 2026
3:32 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA May 16, 2026
4:25 am PDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) NE of Vista Santa Rosa, CA · felt by 1 May 13, 2026
8:31 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA May 12, 2026
9:46 am PDT
2.4 30 km (19 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA May 12, 2026
2:58 am PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Vista Santa Rosa, CA May 11, 2026
5:55 am PDT
1.7 23 km (14 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Apr 29, 2026
3:34 am PDT
2.4 17 km (10 mi) WSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Apr 20, 2026
4:44 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Apr 20, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Apr 11, 2026
3:06 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Apr 10, 2026
2:11 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Apr 10, 2026
12:16 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Mar 27, 2026
1:49 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Mar 21, 2026
8:34 am PDT
2.7 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Mar 13, 2026
3:52 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA Mar 12, 2026
12:18 am PDT
2.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Vista Santa Rosa, CA · felt by 1 Mar 2, 2026
7:52 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 Vista Santa Rosa time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Vista Santa Rosa are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 18 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Vista Santa Rosa; the five largest:

6.4 The 1954 San Jacinto Fault, California Earthquake · 39 km SSE of Vista Santa Rosa 1954
6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 38 km NNW of Vista Santa Rosa 1992
6.0 16km WSW of Oasis, CA · 26 km S of Vista Santa Rosa 1937
6.0 The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake · 41 km NNW of Vista Santa Rosa 1948
5.7 Eastern San Diego County, California · 49 km SSE of Vista Santa Rosa 1916

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

Nearest mapped faults

Indio Hills Fault Zone, 13 km from its surface trace
Mecca Hills fault, 13 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 14 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Coachella 7 km · Thermal 7 km · La Quinta 9 km · Indio 10 km · Mecca 14 km · Oasis 21 km · Thousand Palms 27 km

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