Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Wrightwood, CA
M 2.9
Latest: 5:41 pm PST on 18 January 2026 · 30 km (19 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Wrightwood was M 2.9, 30 km (19 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA, at 5:41 pm PST on 18 January 2026. 156 people reported feeling it to USGS. 28 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 486 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 41
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 28 August 2018, 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Wrightwood, CA
- Reported felt
- 169 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 0.5 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 in Wrightwood, CA
- 1.6 in Wrightwood, CA
- 1.5 2 km (1 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.6 2 km (1 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 1
- 2.4 19 km (12 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 4
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Wrightwood, CA
- 2.4 30 km (19 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 2.9 30 km (19 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 156
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) S of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 1
- 3.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 379
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) S of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 2
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 9
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 3
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) SE of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 3.3 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 93
- 3.4 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Wrightwood, CA · felt by 549
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 Wrightwood time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Wrightwood are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Wrightwood; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Wrightwood:
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 46 km SE of Wrightwood
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 35 km WSW of Wrightwood
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 25 km SSW of Wrightwood
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 47 km SSW of Wrightwood
- 5.2 3km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 15 km SE of Wrightwood
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Andreas fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- San Gabriel fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- San Jacinto fault, 10 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Piñon Hills 8 km · Phelan 9 km · Rancho Cucamonga 29 km · Hesperia 31 km · La Verne 31 km · Adelanto 32 km · Ontario 33 km · Charter Oak 35 km
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