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Earthquakes near Leona Valley, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Leona Valley in the 24 hours to 1:51 am PST (09:51 UTC). The last one was M 3.8, 50 km (31 mi) WSW, at 8:00 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 199 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.7

Latest: 1:30 am PDT on 16 August 2020 · 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Leona Valley was M 2.7, 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA, at 1:30 am PDT on 16 August 2020, 10 km deep. 28 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Leona Valley was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 40 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Leona Valley since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
1 · since 2016, about one every 2 months
Last 12 months
7 · largest M 2.1 on 24 October 2026
Since 2016
85 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 2.7 on 16 August 2020, 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA
Reported felt
17 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
San Andreas 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

Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 12
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

The latest 50

  1. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Leona Valley, CA
  2. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SE of Leona Valley, CA
  3. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Leona Valley, CA
  4. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SE of Leona Valley, CA
  5. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SW of Leona Valley, CA
  6. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Leona Valley, CA
  7. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Leona Valley, CA
  8. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 1
  9. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Leona Valley, CA
  10. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA
  11. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA
  12. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SE of Leona Valley, CA
  13. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SE of Leona Valley, CA
  14. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Leona Valley, CA
  15. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA
  16. 2.4 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 5
  17. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA
  18. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) SE of Leona Valley, CA
  19. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 1
  20. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA
  21. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Leona Valley, CA
  22. 1.8 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA
  23. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA
  24. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Leona Valley, CA
  25. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Leona Valley, CA
  26. 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Leona Valley, CA
  27. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SE of Leona Valley, CA
  28. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Leona Valley, CA
  29. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) NE of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 1
  30. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 1
  31. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) W of Leona Valley, CA
  32. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) S of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 3
  33. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA
  34. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA
  35. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Leona Valley, CA
  36. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Leona Valley, CA
  37. 1.5 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA
  38. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Leona Valley, CA
  39. 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NW of Leona Valley, CA
  40. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Leona Valley, CA
  41. 2.7 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 28
  42. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 2
  43. 2.3 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Leona Valley, CA
  44. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Leona Valley, CA
  45. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Leona Valley, CA
  46. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Leona Valley, CA
  47. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Leona Valley, CA
  48. 2.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 23
  49. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) W of Leona Valley, CA
  50. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SE of Leona Valley, CA · felt by 1

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 Leona Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Leona Valley are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Leona Valley

The strongest shaking in Leona Valley from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.7 on 16 August 2020, 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Leona Valley (est.)
M 2.7 17 kmII · Weak · felt by 28
M 1.6 6 kmII · Weak
M 1.8 11 kmII · Weak
M 1.8 14 kmII · Weak
M 2.1 16 kmII · Weak · felt by 2

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. 2 of these 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 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Leona Valley; the five largest:

  1. 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 24 km SSW of Leona Valley
  2. 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 43 km SSW of Leona Valley
  3. 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 24 km SSW of Leona Valley
  4. 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 24 km SSW of Leona Valley
  5. 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 47 km SE of Leona Valley

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

Santa Clarita 34 km · Valencia 35 km

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