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M 2.2ml
Earthquake near Valencia, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Valencia in the 24 hours to 1:01 pm PDT (20:01 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 6 km (4 mi) S, at 8:32 am PDT on 18 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 16 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Valencia
This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 6 km (4 mi) south of Valencia, CA, at 8:32 am PDT on 18 October 2026 (15:32 UTC), 3.1 km deep. 16 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 9 km SSW of Valencia, CA
12 km (7 mi) WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 45 km (28 mi) NNW of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 8:32 am PDT on 18 October 2026 ()
- Where
- 6 km (4 mi) south of Valencia, CA · earthquakes near Valencia
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 3.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- 16 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Los Angeles County, 39 km ESE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Northridge blind thrust, 1 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 18 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. In Valencia, 6 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Stevenson Ranch 4 km, intensity II · Valencia 6 km, intensity II · Santa Clarita 7 km, intensity II · Castaic 11 km, intensity II · Piru 16 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 60 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 250,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.2 about 60 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.7 on 2024-09-12 — about 5,900 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 18 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 21 km SSE of this epicentre
- 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 23 km E of this epicentre
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 17 km SE of this epicentre
- 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 23 km E of this epicentre
- 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 23 km E of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 34.3872, -118.6225. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County, CA | 39 km (24 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| Ventura County, CA | 47 km (29 mi) | W | earthquakes near Ventura County |
| Kern County, CA | 107 km (67 mi) | N | earthquakes near Kern County |
| Orange County, CA | 111 km (69 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Orange County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
No further earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
Revisions
USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.
| What changed | From | To | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| felt reports | 15 | 16 | |
| reported intensity | 3.1 | 3.4 | |
| felt reports | 14 | 15 | |
| felt reports | 13 | 14 | |
| felt reports | 12 | 13 | |
| felt reports | 11 | 12 | |
| felt reports | 10 | 11 | |
| felt reports | 9 | 10 | |
| felt reports | 8 | 9 | |
| felt reports | 7 | 8 | |
| felt reports | 5 | 7 | |
| review status | automatic | reviewed |
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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