Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Winchester, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 9:16 pm PDT on 2 June 2026 · 16 km (10 mi) NE of Winchester, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Winchester was M 2.5, 16 km (10 mi) NE of Winchester, CA, at 9:16 pm PDT on 2 June 2026. 87 people reported feeling it to USGS. 18 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 774 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 63
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 10 September 2019, 21 km (13 mi) SW of Winchester, CA
- Reported felt
- 217 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 0.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Winchester, CA
- 0.7 10 km (6 mi) SE of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Winchester, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 0.5 5 km (3 mi) SW of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 2.4 22 km (13 mi) S of Winchester, CA · felt by 86
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SW of Winchester, CA · felt by 3
- 2.2 28 km (18 mi) E of Winchester, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of Winchester, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Winchester, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SE of Winchester, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Winchester, CA · felt by 2
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) NE of Winchester, CA · felt by 87
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) N of Winchester, CA
- 1.8 in Winchester, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) SE of Winchester, CA · felt by 24
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Winchester, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NE of Winchester, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Winchester, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Winchester, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) N of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Winchester, CA · felt by 17
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Winchester, CA
- 3.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Winchester, CA · felt by 399
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) SE of Winchester, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SW of Winchester, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Winchester, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Winchester, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 2.5 22 km (14 mi) E of Winchester, CA · felt by 14
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) E of Winchester, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SE of Winchester, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Winchester, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) E of Winchester, CA · felt by 2
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 Winchester time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Winchester are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Winchester; 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 Winchester; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 12 km ENE of Winchester
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 45 km NNW of Winchester
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 29 km W of Winchester
- 5.3 6km SSE of Hemet, CA · 14 km E of Winchester
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 39 km W of Winchester
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Jacinto fault, 16 km from its surface trace
- Elsinore fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- Beaumont Plain fault, 25 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Green Acres 4 km · Hemet 11 km · Nuevo 12 km · San Jacinto 14 km · Valle Vista 18 km · Wildomar 22 km · Lake Elsinore 23 km · Temecula 24 km
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