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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Yorba Linda, CA

M 3.2

Latest: 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026 · 25 km (16 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Yorba Linda was M 3.2, 25 km (16 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA, at 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026. 730 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
807 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
53
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 30 km (18 mi) NW of Yorba Linda, CA
Reported felt
330 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 26
  2. 1.5 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
  3. 1.0 9 km (5 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  4. 1.2 10 km (6 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  5. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Yorba Linda, CA
  6. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  7. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yorba Linda, CA
  8. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA
  9. 3.2 25 km (16 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 730
  10. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SW of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 36
  11. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  12. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
  13. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Yorba Linda, CA
  14. 2.8 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 128
  15. 2.0 8 km (5 mi) NW of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 10
  16. 2.1 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 4
  17. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
  18. 2.2 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 11
  19. 3.0 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 402
  20. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
  21. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Yorba Linda, CA
  22. 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA
  23. 1.7 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Yorba Linda, CA
  24. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  25. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NW of Yorba Linda, CA
  26. 1.7 4 km (2 mi) W of Yorba Linda, CA
  27. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  28. 2.0 30 km (19 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
  29. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) W of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 63
  30. 2.5 25 km (15 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 151
  31. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  32. 1.6 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
  33. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Yorba Linda, CA
  34. 1.6 12 km (7 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA
  35. 2.0 6 km (3 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
  36. 1.5 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
  37. 1.8 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
  38. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
  39. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 38
  40. 1.5 8 km (5 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  41. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) S of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 8
  42. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
  43. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
  44. 1.5 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
  45. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  46. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Yorba Linda, CA · felt by 3
  47. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) E of Yorba Linda, CA
  48. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA
  49. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
  50. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Yorba Linda, 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 Yorba Linda time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Yorba Linda are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Yorba Linda; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 33 km SSW of Yorba Linda
  2. 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 44 km ESE of Yorba Linda
  3. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 31 km NW of Yorba Linda
  4. 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 46 km NNW of Yorba Linda
  5. 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 30 km NNE of Yorba Linda

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

Placentia 6 km · Villa Park 8 km · Brea 9 km · Fullerton 11 km · Anaheim 11 km · Chino Hills 13 km · Rowland Heights 13 km · La Habra 13 km

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