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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near London, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in London in the 24 hours to 3:15 am PST (11:15 UTC). The last one was M 5.2, 155 km (96 mi) SSE, at 9:09 pm PDT on 6 August 2024, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 10,520 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.7

Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 24 September 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) NE of London, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near London was M 2.7, 20 km (12 mi) NE of London, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 24 September 2026, 19 km deep. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in London was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near London since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
1 · since 2016, about one every 3 months
Last 12 months
3 · largest M 2.7 on 24 September 2026
Since 2016
40 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 2.8 on 8 January 2017, 28 km (17 mi) SSE of London, CA
Reported felt
10 of them have felt reports to USGS

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 40

  1. 2.4 25 km (15 mi) NNW of London, CA
  2. 2.7 20 km (12 mi) NE of London, CA · felt by 1
  3. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NE of London, CA
  4. 2.7 8 km (5 mi) NW of London, CA
  5. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) ENE of London, CA
  6. 2.6 28 km (18 mi) SW of London, CA
  7. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NE of London, CA
  8. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NE of London, CA
  9. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NE of London, CA
  10. 2.2 22 km (13 mi) NE of London, CA
  11. 2.3 23 km (15 mi) NE of London, CA · felt by 3
  12. 2.7 30 km (19 mi) SW of London, CA · felt by 2
  13. 2.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of London, CA · felt by 1
  14. 2.2 23 km (14 mi) NE of London, CA
  15. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NE of London, CA
  16. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) NE of London, CA · felt by 2
  17. 2.4 24 km (15 mi) NE of London, CA · felt by 6
  18. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) NNE of London, CA
  19. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) NE of London, CA
  20. 2.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of London, CA · felt by 3
  21. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) SSW of London, CA
  22. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) SW of London, CA
  23. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of London, CA · felt by 1
  24. 2.4 28 km (18 mi) SSW of London, CA
  25. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) NNE of London, CA
  26. 2.4 27 km (17 mi) NNE of London, CA
  27. 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SW of London, CA
  28. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) SW of London, CA
  29. 2.4 28 km (17 mi) SW of London, CA
  30. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NNE of London, CA
  31. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) WSW of London, CA
  32. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SW of London, CA
  33. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) NE of London, CA
  34. 2.5 28 km (17 mi) SW of London, CA · felt by 3
  35. 2.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of London, CA · felt by 3
  36. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NNE of London, CA
  37. 2.4 23 km (14 mi) NE of London, CA
  38. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) NE of London, CA
  39. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NNE of London, CA
  40. 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NNE of London, 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 London time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after London are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is London; dots are the 40 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in London

None of the quakes recorded near London since 2016 is likely to have been felt in town: each was small for its distance. 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 London (est.)
M 2.1 16 kmII · Weak
M 2.7 20 kmII · Weak · felt by 1
M 2.7 8 kmII · Weak
M 2.7 30 kmII · Weak · felt by 2
M 2.5 28 kmII · Weak · felt by 3

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. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of London.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Orange Cove 20 km

Be ready

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