Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Valhalla, NY
No earthquake was likely felt in Valhalla in the 24 hours to 6:58 am EST (11:58 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 4 km (2 mi) SW, at 10:17 am EDT on 10 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,474 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.8
Latest: 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025 · 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Valhalla, NY
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Valhalla was M 2.8, 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Valhalla, NY, at 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025, 12 km deep. 3,546 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Valhalla was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Valhalla since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Valhalla in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 14 months
- Last 12 months
- 3 · largest M 2.2 on 10 March 2026
- Since 2016
- 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 5 August 2025, 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Valhalla, NY
- Reported felt
- 8 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
The latest 9
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Valhalla, NY
- 2.2 4 km (2 mi) SW of Valhalla, NY · felt by 1,474
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) N of Valhalla, NY · felt by 26
- 2.8 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Valhalla, NY · felt by 3,546
- 2.4 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Valhalla, NY · felt by 979
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Valhalla, NY · felt by 19
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) SW of Valhalla, NY · felt by 466
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Valhalla, NY · felt by 1
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Valhalla, NY · felt by 26
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 Valhalla time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Valhalla are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Valhalla; dots are the 9 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Valhalla
The strongest shaking in Valhalla from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 2.8 on 5 August 2025, 23 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 Valhalla (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.8 | 23 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,546 | |
| M 2.2 | 4 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,474 | |
| M 2.2 | 15 km | II · Weak · felt by 466 | |
| M 2.4 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 979 | |
| M 1.5 | 7 km | II · Weak |
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. 4 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 no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Valhalla.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
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
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