Earthquakes by city United States 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Lancaster today

Lancaster, United States: 495 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

161,103

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

495

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates 34.698, -118.137

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-06-01 22:34 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.5

Bakersfield, United States

1952-07-21 11:52 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Lancaster today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Lancaster.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Lancaster.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Lancaster reached magnitude 7.5 on 1952-07-21 11:52 UTC, near Bakersfield.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Lancaster today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Lancaster.

When was the last earthquake near Lancaster?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-06-01 22:34 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Lancaster?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Lancaster reached magnitude 7.5 on 1952-07-21 11:52 UTC, near Bakersfield.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Lancaster

The map centers on Lancaster and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.4

Average depth

6.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 2 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-06-01 22:34	M 4.1	Lancaster United States	7.6 km
2025-07-31 16:32	M 4.4	Riverside United States	5.3 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

2026-06 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1952 M 7.5 max · 181 earthquakes 1994 M 6.7 max · 53 earthquakes 1971 M 6.6 max · 49 earthquakes 1916 M 6.0 max · 2 earthquakes 1987 M 5.9 max · 8 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.1	1
2025	M 4.4	2
2024	M 5.2	7
2023	M 4.0	1
2021	M 4.3	3
2020	M 4.5	2
2018	M 4.4	1
2016	M 4.1	1
2015	M 4.4	3
2014	M 5.1	6
2013	M 4.3	2
2012	M 4.5	3
2011	M 4.2	1
2010	M 4.4	1
2009	M 4.7	4
2008	M 5.4	2
2007	M 4.7	2
2005	M 4.7	4
2004	M 5.0	2
2003	M 4.5	1
2002	M 4.8	2
2001	M 4.3	3
2000	M 4.4	1
1998	M 4.4	2
1997	M 5.1	4
1996	M 4.1	2
1995	M 5.0	3
1994	M 6.7	53
1992	M 5.7	5
1991	M 5.8	3
1990	M 5.5	7
1989	M 5.0	6
1988	M 5.4	5
1987	M 5.9	8
1985	M 4.1	1
1984	M 4.0	1
1983	M 4.0	1
1981	M 4.7	2
1979	M 4.1	1
1978	M 4.2	1
1977	M 4.4	2
1976	M 4.5	3
1975	M 4.6	3
1974	M 4.4	2
1972	M 4.3	1
1971	M 6.6	49
1970	M 5.2	4
1969	M 4.4	2
1967	M 4.1	1
1966	M 4.4	1
1965	M 4.6	3
1964	M 4.5	2
1963	M 4.6	2
1961	M 5.0	3
1960	M 4.1	1
1956	M 4.4	4
1955	M 4.5	6
1954	M 5.4	10
1953	M 4.8	14
1952	M 7.5	181
1951	M 4.1	1
1950	M 4.5	1
1948	M 4.6	2
1944	M 4.6	3
1942	M 4.5	2
1941	M 5.1	3
1940	M 4.2	1
1939	M 4.6	3
1937	M 4.4	2
1935	M 4.6	1
1934	M 4.5	2
1933	M 5.0	10
1930	M 5.3	2
1929	M 4.7	2
1927	M 5.3	1
1920	M 4.9	1
1919	M 5.0	1
1916	M 6.0	2
1905	M 5.8	1