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Earthquakes near La Cañada Flintridge, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in La Cañada Flintridge in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 3.8, 57 km (35 mi) WNW, at 8:00 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 199 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.7

Latest: 12:22 pm PDT on 24 June 2025 · 23 km (14 mi) W of La Cañada Flintridge, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near La Cañada Flintridge was M 2.7, 23 km (14 mi) W of La Cañada Flintridge, CA, at 12:22 pm PDT on 24 June 2025, 5 km deep. 751 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in La Cañada Flintridge was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 40 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near La Cañada Flintridge since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of La Cañada Flintridge in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.7
Last 12 months
30 · largest M 2.4 on 25 March 2026
Since 2016
482 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 20 km (13 mi) SSE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Reported felt
235 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Sierra Madre fault, under 1 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

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The last 30 days

Sep 14 Sep 29 Oct 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.1), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  2. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  3. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  4. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  5. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) S of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  6. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  7. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  8. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  9. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  10. 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 8
  11. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  12. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  13. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  14. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  15. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  16. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  17. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  18. 2.4 21 km (13 mi) NW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 26
  19. 1.7 4 km (3 mi) ENE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  20. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  21. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 1
  22. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) ESE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  23. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  24. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  25. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) SW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  26. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  27. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  28. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  29. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  30. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  31. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 25
  32. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  33. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 36
  34. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 2
  35. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) S of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  36. 2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 11
  37. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  38. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  39. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) E of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  40. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 2
  41. 2.7 23 km (14 mi) W of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 751
  42. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  43. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) S of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 36
  44. 1.7 12 km (8 mi) ESE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  45. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) E of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  46. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  47. 2.0 20 km (12 mi) WNW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  48. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Cañada Flintridge, CA
  49. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSW of La Cañada Flintridge, CA · felt by 4
  50. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) WSW of La Cañada Flintridge, 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 La Cañada Flintridge time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Cañada Flintridge are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in La Cañada Flintridge

The strongest shaking in La Cañada Flintridge from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.4 on 12 August 2024, 13 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in La Cañada Flintridge (est.)
M 4.4 13 kmIV · Light · felt by 24,250
M 4.5 20 kmIII · Weak · felt by 21,402
M 4.2 26 kmIII · Weak · felt by 16,007
M 3.8 16 kmIII · Weak · felt by 10,512
M 3.4 13 kmIII · Weak · felt by 3,589

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 24 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of La Cañada Flintridge; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 32 km W of La Cañada Flintridge
  2. 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 29 km NW of La Cañada Flintridge
  3. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 18 km SSE of La Cañada Flintridge
  4. 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 29 km WNW of La Cañada Flintridge
  5. 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 29 km NW of La Cañada Flintridge

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. 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

Altadena 5 km · La Crescenta-Montrose 6 km · Pasadena 7 km · Glendale 9 km · South Pasadena 10 km · Burbank 11 km · San Marino 11 km · Alhambra 13 km

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