Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in La Crescenta-Montrose in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 3.8, 52 km (32 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 · 20 km (13 mi) WSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near La Crescenta-Montrose was M 2.7, 20 km (13 mi) WSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, 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 Crescenta-Montrose was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 38 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near La Crescenta-Montrose 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 Crescenta-Montrose in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.6
- Last 12 months
- 28 · largest M 2.4 on 25 March 2026
- Since 2016
- 475 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 26 km (16 mi) SSE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- Reported felt
- 227 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
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
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) S of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) S of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) WSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) W of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 2.4 16 km (10 mi) NW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 26
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) ESE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) SSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) ESE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) S of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) S of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) WSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 36
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 2
- 2.7 20 km (13 mi) WSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 751
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) ESE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 2.5 30 km (18 mi) S of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 36
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) ESE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ESE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SW of La Crescenta-Montrose, 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 Crescenta-Montrose time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Crescenta-Montrose are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is La Crescenta-Montrose; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in La Crescenta-Montrose
The strongest shaking in La Crescenta-Montrose from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.4 on 12 August 2024, 17 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 La Crescenta-Montrose (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.4 | 17 km | IV · Light · felt by 24,250 | |
| M 4.5 | 26 km | III · Weak · felt by 21,402 | |
| M 4.2 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 16,007 | |
| M 3.8 | 13 km | III · Weak · felt by 10,512 | |
| M 3.7 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 1,692 |
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 Crescenta-Montrose; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 28 km W of La Crescenta-Montrose
- 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 24 km NNW of La Crescenta-Montrose
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 24 km SE of La Crescenta-Montrose
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 24 km WNW of La Crescenta-Montrose
- 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 24 km NNW of La Crescenta-Montrose
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Sierra Madre fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- San Gabriel fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- Verdugo fault, 7 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
La Cañada Flintridge 6 km · Burbank 9 km · Glendale 10 km · Altadena 11 km · Pasadena 13 km · South Pasadena 15 km · San Marino 17 km · Alhambra 18 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 La Crescenta-Montrose, 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.