Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Yucca Valley, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 2:15 pm PDT on 8 September 2026 · 40 km (25 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Yucca Valley was M 2.7, 40 km (25 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA, at 2:15 pm PDT on 8 September 2026. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 625 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 27
Largest since 2016: M 3.9 on 28 December 2016, 26 km (16 mi) W of Yucca Valley, CA
Reported felt: 139 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 23 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 00:30 UTC

The latest 50

0.9 6 km (4 mi) NNE of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 26, 2026
6:41 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 24, 2026
4:30 am PDT
1.5 44 km (28 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 15, 2026
11:01 am PDT
1.8 40 km (25 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:43 pm PDT
2.7 40 km (25 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 3 Sep 8, 2026
2:15 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) W of Yucca Valley, CA Aug 19, 2026
5:02 am PDT
3.2 18 km (11 mi) SE of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 46 Aug 1, 2026
9:51 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Jul 22, 2026
10:18 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Yucca Valley, CA Jul 11, 2026
8:20 am PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yucca Valley, CA Jul 3, 2026
2:53 pm PDT
1.5 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Yucca Valley, CA Jun 28, 2026
10:00 am PDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) SE of Yucca Valley, CA Jun 24, 2026
10:50 am PDT
1.7 25 km (15 mi) SW of Yucca Valley, CA May 30, 2026
2:58 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 2 May 17, 2026
8:47 am PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Yucca Valley, CA May 12, 2026
2:58 am PDT
1.6 46 km (29 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Apr 25, 2026
3:39 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SW of Yucca Valley, CA Apr 23, 2026
9:09 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Yucca Valley, CA Apr 5, 2026
5:37 am PDT
1.6 35 km (22 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Apr 4, 2026
12:22 pm PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) S of Yucca Valley, CA Mar 20, 2026
9:39 am PDT
2.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 3 Mar 15, 2026
7:01 am PDT
2.1 14 km (9 mi) S of Yucca Valley, CA Mar 15, 2026
6:52 am PDT
1.8 50 km (31 mi) NNE of Yucca Valley, CA Mar 12, 2026
7:18 pm PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) S of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 2 Mar 11, 2026
2:59 pm PDT
2.0 30 km (19 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Mar 8, 2026
6:43 am PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Mar 6, 2026
11:54 pm PST
1.9 9 km (6 mi) S of Yucca Valley, CA Mar 6, 2026
8:59 am PST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Yucca Valley, CA Feb 3, 2026
2:33 pm PST
1.5 22 km (13 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Jan 24, 2026
9:06 am PST
2.3 26 km (16 mi) SW of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 4 Jan 6, 2026
5:33 am PST
2.1 32 km (20 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Jan 1, 2026
8:47 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Yucca Valley, CA Nov 19, 2025
1:30 pm PST
1.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Yucca Valley, CA Nov 18, 2025
5:54 am PST
1.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Yucca Valley, CA Nov 14, 2025
4:15 pm PST
1.6 17 km (11 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Oct 27, 2025
11:22 pm PDT
1.8 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Yucca Valley, CA Oct 10, 2025
12:17 pm PDT
2.6 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 18 Oct 8, 2025
5:28 am PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 24, 2025
9:10 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 17, 2025
8:20 am PDT
2.2 25 km (16 mi) S of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 15, 2025
6:38 am PDT
1.8 14 km (9 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 12, 2025
10:28 am PDT
2.4 16 km (10 mi) SE of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 5, 2025
2:08 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (16 mi) WSW of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 3, 2025
5:38 am PDT
2.6 28 km (18 mi) SE of Yucca Valley, CA Sep 1, 2025
8:59 am PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SW of Yucca Valley, CA Aug 31, 2025
3:05 pm PDT
2.5 28 km (17 mi) SW of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 7 Aug 20, 2025
2:23 am PDT
3.0 24 km (15 mi) SW of Yucca Valley, CA · felt by 23 Aug 9, 2025
1:08 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Aug 7, 2025
5:18 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA Aug 4, 2025
9:54 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Yucca Valley, CA Aug 2, 2025
8:40 am PDT

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 Yucca Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Yucca Valley are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 34 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Yucca Valley; the five largest:

7.3 The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake · 10 km N of Yucca Valley 1992
6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 38 km WNW of Yucca Valley 1992
6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 20 km SSE of Yucca Valley 1992
6.0 The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake · 17 km SSE of Yucca Valley 1948
6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 21 km SW of Yucca Valley 1986

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

Nearest mapped faults

Pinto Mountain fault (includes Morongo Valley fault), 3 km from its surface trace
Eureka Peak fault, 4 km from its surface trace
Long Canyon fault, 9 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Joshua Tree 11 km · Morongo Valley 16 km · Desert Hot Springs 18 km · Garnet 21 km · Thousand Palms 33 km · Twentynine Palms 35 km · Cabazon 39 km

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