Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Vista, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:40 pm PDT on 26 August 2020 · 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Vista, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Vista was M 2.5, 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Vista, CA, at 1:40 pm PDT on 26 August 2020. 65 people reported feeling it to USGS. 15 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 25 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 6 April 2020, 29 km (18 mi) W of Vista, CA
- Reported felt
- 8 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 25
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Vista, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Vista, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Vista, CA
- 2.0 30 km (19 mi) NE of Vista, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) E of Vista, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Vista, CA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Vista, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Vista, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Vista, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Vista, CA
- 1.5 22 km (13 mi) SE of Vista, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Vista, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Vista, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Vista, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Vista, CA
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Vista, CA · felt by 65
- 2.7 29 km (18 mi) W of Vista, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Vista, CA
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) NE of Vista, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Vista, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Vista, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Vista, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Vista, CA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SW of Vista, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) SE of Vista, CA · felt by 31
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 time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Vista are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Vista; dots are the 25 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Vista.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 18 km from its surface trace
- Carlsbad fault, 25 km from its surface trace
- Elsinore fault, 27 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Carlsbad 11 km · Oceanside 13 km · Camp Pendleton South 13 km · Escondido 17 km · Encinitas 19 km · Temecula 34 km · Ramona 39 km
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