Earthquakes by city United States 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Palmdale today

Palmdale, United States: 512 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

158,351

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

512

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates 34.579, -118.116

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2025-07-31 16:32 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.5

Bakersfield, United States

1952-07-21 11:52 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Palmdale today

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

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Palmdale.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Palmdale 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 Palmdale today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Palmdale?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2025-07-31 16:32 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Palmdale?

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

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Palmdale

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

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

7.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 1 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2025-07-31 16:32	M 4.4	Riverside United States	5.3 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1952 M 7.5 max · 163 earthquakes 1994 M 6.7 max · 53 earthquakes 1971 M 6.6 max · 49 earthquakes 1923 M 6.2 max · 1 earthquakes 1916 M 6.0 max · 2 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2025	M 4.4	2
2024	M 4.7	6
2023	M 4.2	2
2021	M 4.3	2
2020	M 4.5	2
2018	M 4.4	1
2016	M 4.1	1
2015	M 4.4	2
2014	M 5.1	5
2012	M 4.5	3
2011	M 4.2	1
2010	M 4.4	1
2009	M 4.7	6
2008	M 5.4	1
2007	M 4.7	2
2005	M 4.7	4
2003	M 4.5	1
2002	M 4.8	2
2001	M 4.3	3
2000	M 4.4	2
1998	M 4.4	2
1997	M 5.1	3
1996	M 4.1	2
1995	M 5.0	4
1994	M 6.7	53
1992	M 5.7	5
1991	M 5.8	3
1990	M 5.5	6
1989	M 5.0	6
1988	M 5.4	5
1987	M 5.9	7
1985	M 4.1	1
1984	M 4.0	1
1983	M 4.0	1
1982	M 4.0	1
1981	M 4.0	1
1979	M 5.2	3
1977	M 4.4	2
1976	M 4.5	3
1975	M 4.3	2
1974	M 4.4	1
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 4.2	1
1963	M 4.6	1
1961	M 5.0	5
1960	M 4.1	1
1956	M 4.4	3
1955	M 4.4	2
1954	M 5.4	5
1953	M 4.8	9
1952	M 7.5	163
1951	M 4.1	1
1950	M 4.5	1
1948	M 4.6	1
1944	M 4.6	3
1942	M 4.5	2
1941	M 5.1	4
1940	M 4.7	3
1939	M 4.6	4
1938	M 4.4	1
1937	M 4.4	2
1936	M 4.7	1
1935	M 4.6	1
1934	M 4.5	3
1933	M 5.0	63
1932	M 4.0	1
1930	M 5.3	1
1929	M 4.7	2
1927	M 5.3	1
1923	M 6.2	1
1920	M 4.9	1
1919	M 5.0	1
1916	M 6.0	2