Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near La Puente, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in La Puente in the 24 hours to 1:02 am PDT (08:02 UTC). The last one was M 3.2, 34 km (21 mi) SW, at 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,088 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.9
Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) SW of La Puente, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near La Puente was M 2.9, 29 km (18 mi) SW of La Puente, CA, at 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026, 13 km deep. 516 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in La Puente was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near La Puente 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 Puente in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 4 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 4.0
- Last 12 months
- 34 · largest M 3.1 on 6 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 520 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 12 km (8 mi) W of La Puente, CA
- Reported felt
- 235 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 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
- 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 10 km (6 mi) NNW of La Puente, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SW of La Puente, CA
- 2.9 29 km (18 mi) SW of La Puente, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) S of La Puente, CA
- 3.1 30 km (18 mi) SW of La Puente, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WSW of La Puente, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of La Puente, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of La Puente, CA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) SSE of La Puente, CA · felt by 10
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) WSW of La Puente, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) SW of La Puente, CA · felt by 196
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) SW of La Puente, CA · felt by 443
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSE of La Puente, CA
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) SW of La Puente, CA
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) SSE of La Puente, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NE of La Puente, CA
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) SW of La Puente, CA · felt by 63
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of La Puente, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of La Puente, CA
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) ESE of La Puente, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SE of La Puente, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of La Puente, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of La Puente, CA
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) SE of La Puente, CA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) N of La Puente, CA
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) ENE of La Puente, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SE of La Puente, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of La Puente, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) N of La Puente, CA
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) NE of La Puente, CA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) ENE of La Puente, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NE of La Puente, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of La Puente, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) W of La Puente, CA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) W of La Puente, CA · felt by 25
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SE of La Puente, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSW of La Puente, CA
- 3.4 26 km (16 mi) NE of La Puente, CA · felt by 549
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SE of La Puente, CA
- 2.4 12 km (8 mi) SSW of La Puente, CA · felt by 181
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) W of La Puente, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of La Puente, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) SSE of La Puente, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) WSW of La Puente, CA · felt by 11
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of La Puente, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NE of La Puente, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) SE of La Puente, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SE of La Puente, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) N of La Puente, CA
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of La Puente, CA · felt by 36
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 Puente time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Puente are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is La Puente; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in La Puente
The strongest shaking in La Puente from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 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 La Puente (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.5 | 12 km | IV · Light · felt by 21,402 | |
| M 4.4 | 21 km | IV · Light · felt by 6,155 | |
| M 4.4 | 22 km | III · Weak · felt by 24,250 | |
| M 3.3 | 16 km | III · Weak · felt by 4,309 | |
| M 3.5 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,942 |
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 La Puente; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 43 km S of La Puente
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 13 km WNW of La Puente
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 28 km N of La Puente
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 27 km ENE of La Puente
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 19 km ESE of La Puente
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 12 km from its surface trace
- Sierra Madre fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- Raymond fault, 16 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Valinda 3 km · Hacienda Heights 3 km · West Puente Valley 4 km · South San Jose Hills 4 km · Avocado Heights 4 km · West Covina 5 km · Rowland Heights 6 km · Baldwin Park 7 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 Puente, 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.