Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Apple Valley, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Apple Valley in the 24 hours to 1:02 am PDT (08:02 UTC). The last one was M 4.3, 107 km (66 mi) NNW, at 9:40 am PDT on 13 July 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,090 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.6
Latest: 5:26 am PST on 29 December 2025 · 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Apple Valley was M 2.6, 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA, at 5:26 am PST on 29 December 2025, 7 km deep. 4 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Apple Valley was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Apple Valley since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Apple Valley in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.0
- Last 12 months
- 14 · largest M 2.6 on 28 December 2025
- Since 2016
- 268 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.6 on 29 January 2019, 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Apple Valley, CA
- Reported felt
- 35 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- North Frontal thrust system, 8 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
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- 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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) N of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) NW of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NW of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 4
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 15
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.2 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.7 50 km (31 mi) ENE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.1 50 km (31 mi) ENE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) SE of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 10
- 2.7 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 152
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NW of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Apple Valley, CA
- 2.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 5
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Apple Valley, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Apple Valley, 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 Apple Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Apple Valley are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Apple Valley; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Apple Valley
The strongest shaking in Apple Valley from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 3.6 on 29 January 2019, 29 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 Apple Valley (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.6 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 129 | |
| M 3.5 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 108 | |
| M 3.4 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 66 | |
| M 2.7 | 14 km | II · Weak · felt by 152 | |
| M 3.2 | 27 km | II · Weak · felt by 64 |
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 13 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Apple Valley; the five largest:
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 47 km SE of Apple Valley
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 46 km S of Apple Valley
- 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 32 km SSE of Apple Valley
- 5.5 11km SSE of Big Bear Lake, California · 49 km SE of Apple Valley
- 5.3 Near San Bernardino, California · 34 km SSE of Apple Valley
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- North Frontal thrust system, 8 km from its surface trace
- Helendale-South Lockhart fault, 14 km from its surface trace
- Cleghorn fault, 21 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Hesperia 13 km · Lucerne Valley 21 km · Lake Arrowhead 28 km · Crestline 30 km · Running Springs 33 km · Phelan 36 km · Big Bear Lake 38 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 Apple Valley, 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.