Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Palmdale, CA
M 3.3
Latest: 10:49 pm PDT on 8 September 2025 · 24 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Palmdale was M 3.3, 24 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA, at 10:49 pm PDT on 8 September 2025. 93 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 114 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 7
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.3 on 8 September 2025, 24 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- Reported felt
- 29 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.0 36 km (22 mi) ESE of Palmdale, CA
- 0.4 22 km (14 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.9 10 km (7 mi) SSE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 35 km (22 mi) ESE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) S of Palmdale, CA
- 2.4 18 km (11 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 3.3 24 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA · felt by 93
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Palmdale, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) SW of Palmdale, CA
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) SW of Palmdale, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) S of Palmdale, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) E of Palmdale, CA
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA · felt by 5
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) E of Palmdale, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) S of Palmdale, CA
- 2.4 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Palmdale, CA · felt by 5
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) W of Palmdale, CA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) E of Palmdale, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) E of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) S of Palmdale, CA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Palmdale, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Palmdale, CA
- 1.6 32 km (20 mi) ESE of Palmdale, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Palmdale, 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 Palmdale time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Palmdale are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Palmdale; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Palmdale; the five largest:
- 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 29 km SW of Palmdale
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 48 km SW of Palmdale
- 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 29 km SW of Palmdale
- 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 29 km SW of Palmdale
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 36 km SSE of Palmdale
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Andreas fault, 1 km from its surface trace
- San Gabriel fault, 32 km from its surface trace
- Sierra Madre fault, 34 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Lancaster 13 km · Littlerock 14 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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