Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Covina, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Covina in the 24 hours to 1:02 am PDT (08:02 UTC). The last one was M 3.6, 60 km (37 mi) WSW, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,735 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.2
Latest: 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Covina was M 3.2, 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA, at 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026, 6 km deep. 730 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Covina was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Covina since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Covina in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 4.2
- Last 12 months
- 37 · largest M 3.2 on 2 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 553 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Covina, CA
- Reported felt
- 253 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Sierra Madre fault, 5 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
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) W of Covina, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Covina, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 3.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 730
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Covina, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 2.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 128
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) S of Covina, CA · felt by 10
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Covina, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) S of Covina, CA
- 1.8 12 km (8 mi) SW of Covina, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) S of Covina, CA
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) NE of Covina, CA
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 151
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Covina, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Covina, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Covina, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Covina, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Covina, CA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Covina, CA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Covina, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 38
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Covina, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Covina, CA
- 1.8 7 km (5 mi) WNW of Covina, CA
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) NE of Covina, CA
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Covina, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) E of Covina, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) NE of Covina, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Covina, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Covina, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Covina, CA
- 3.4 17 km (10 mi) NE of Covina, CA · felt by 549
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Covina, CA
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Covina, CA · felt by 181
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 2
- 3.4 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 577
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 6
- 3.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 14
- 3.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Covina, CA · felt by 1,188
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Covina, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) S of Covina, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of Covina, 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 Covina time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Covina are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Covina; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Covina
The strongest shaking in Covina from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.4 on 28 August 2018, 12 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 Covina (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.4 | 12 km | IV · Light · felt by 6,155 | |
| M 4.5 | 18 km | IV · Light · felt by 21,402 | |
| M 4.4 | 27 km | III · Weak · felt by 24,250 | |
| M 4.0 | 28 km | III · Weak · felt by 6,217 | |
| M 4.0 | 28 km | III · Weak · felt by 2,758 |
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 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Covina; the five largest:
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 18 km W of Covina
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 22 km NNW of Covina
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 19 km ENE of Covina
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 19 km SE of Covina
- 5.2 3km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 38 km ENE of Covina
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Sierra Madre fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- Raymond fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- San Gabriel fault, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Citrus 3 km · West Covina 5 km · Azusa 5 km · Glendora 6 km · Baldwin Park 7 km · Valinda 7 km · San Dimas 8 km · Walnut 8 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 Covina, 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.