Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Agua Dulce, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Agua Dulce in the 24 hours to 3:15 am PST (11:15 UTC). The last one was M 3.8, 42 km (26 mi) WSW, at 8:00 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 199 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.7
Latest: 9:04 pm PDT on 7 April 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) W of Agua Dulce, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Agua Dulce was M 2.7, 26 km (16 mi) W of Agua Dulce, CA, at 9:04 pm PDT on 7 April 2026, 11 km deep. 105 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Agua Dulce was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Agua Dulce since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Agua Dulce in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 3 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.8
- Last 12 months
- 19 · largest M 2.7 on 7 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 234 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 30 July 2020, 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- Reported felt
- 90 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
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- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
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Earthquake alerts for Agua Dulce, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 16
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) W of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) W of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) W of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 105
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 26
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) W of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) S of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 5
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) E of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.1 27 km (16 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 5
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Agua Dulce, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) SW of Agua Dulce, CA
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 Agua Dulce time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Agua Dulce are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Agua Dulce; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Agua Dulce
The strongest shaking in Agua Dulce from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.2 on 30 July 2020, 24 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Agua Dulce (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.2 | 24 km | III · Weak · felt by 16,007 | |
| M 3.7 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 1,692 | |
| M 3.6 | 26 km | III · Weak · felt by 9,560 | |
| M 3.5 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 884 | |
| M 2.4 | 12 km | II · Weak · felt by 22 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Agua Dulce; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 37 km SSW of Agua Dulce
- 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 10 km SSW of Agua Dulce
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 29 km SSW of Agua Dulce
- 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 10 km SSW of Agua Dulce
- 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 10 km SSW of Agua Dulce
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- San Gabriel fault, 17 km from its surface trace
- Sierra Madre fault, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Santa Clarita 23 km · Valencia 27 km · Burbank 35 km · Altadena 38 km · Glendale 40 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Agua Dulce, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.