Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Lenwood, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Lenwood in the 24 hours to 3:15 am PST (11:15 UTC). The last one was M 1.8, 8 km (5 mi) NE, at 3:18 pm PDT on 17 July 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1 felt report to USGS.
M 3.1
Latest: 9:37 am PDT on 7 May 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lenwood was M 3.1, 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA, at 9:37 am PDT on 7 May 2026, 2 km deep. 4 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Lenwood was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Lenwood since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Lenwood in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.9
- Last 12 months
- 13 · largest M 3.1 on 7 May 2026
- Since 2016
- 252 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 24 January 2020, 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- Reported felt
- 47 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Lenwood-Lockhart fault, 3 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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- 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
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Earthquake alerts for Lenwood, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) NE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 19 km (11 mi) E of Lenwood, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Lenwood, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NE of Lenwood, CA
- 3.1 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 4
- 2.2 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Lenwood, CA
- 2.0 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 2.4 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Lenwood, CA
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) N of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NE of Lenwood, CA
- 2.0 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 1
- 3.1 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 12
- 1.5 6 km (3 mi) E of Lenwood, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Lenwood, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA · felt by 1
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Lenwood, CA · felt by 9
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 2.9 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Lenwood, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Lenwood, 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 Lenwood time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lenwood are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Lenwood; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Lenwood
The strongest shaking in Lenwood from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.6 on 24 January 2020, 27 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 Lenwood (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.6 | 27 km | III · Weak · felt by 2,446 | |
| M 3.9 | 21 km | III · Weak · felt by 11 | |
| M 3.9 | 27 km | III · Weak · felt by 360 | |
| M 3.6 | 21 km | III · Weak · felt by 30 | |
| M 3.5 | 26 km | II · Weak · felt by 49 |
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 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lenwood:
- 5.3 20km ENE of Barstow, California · 28 km ENE of Lenwood
- 5.0 27km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 38 km ENE of Lenwood
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Lenwood-Lockhart fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Mt. General fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- Harper fault, 10 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Barstow Heights 4 km · Barstow 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 Lenwood, 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.