Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Alhambra, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Alhambra, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Alhambra was M 2.9, 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Alhambra, CA, at 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026. 516 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 656 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 86
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 8 km (5 mi) SE of Alhambra, CA
Reported felt: 294 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 27 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Alhambra, CA Sep 19, 2026
12:36 pm PDT
2.9 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Alhambra, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
1:32 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SE of Alhambra, CA Sep 14, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:29 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:25 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:17 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:12 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:09 am PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
4:32 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:27 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:07 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:52 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:51 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:46 am PDT
1.9 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:43 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:41 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:31 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:06 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:39 am PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
12:38 am PDT
1.7 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:36 am PDT
2.4 28 km (17 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:35 am PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
12:34 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:31 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:29 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:12 pm PDT
1.9 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:05 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:06 am PDT
2.3 25 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
7:57 am PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Alhambra, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:20 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:45 pm PDT
2.3 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA Sep 8, 2026
10:47 pm PDT
3.1 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Alhambra, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
12:13 am PDT
1.9 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Alhambra, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Alhambra, CA Aug 27, 2026
11:39 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) W of Alhambra, CA Aug 18, 2026
3:34 am PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Alhambra, CA · felt by 10 Aug 13, 2026
9:52 am PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) S of Alhambra, CA Aug 8, 2026
8:47 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alhambra, CA · felt by 280 Aug 2, 2026
8:50 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Alhambra, CA Jul 31, 2026
4:57 pm PDT
2.2 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Alhambra, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
4:37 pm PDT
2.3 30 km (18 mi) S of Alhambra, CA · felt by 196 Jul 30, 2026
10:44 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Alhambra, CA Jul 8, 2026
5:52 am PDT

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 Alhambra time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Alhambra are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Alhambra; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 20 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Alhambra; the five largest:

6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 40 km WNW of Alhambra 1994
6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 42 km NNW of Alhambra 1971
5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 6 km SE of Alhambra 1987
5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 39 km WNW of Alhambra 1994
5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 42 km NNW of Alhambra 1971

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Raymond fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Hollywood fault, 6 km from its surface trace
Sierra Madre fault, 10 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

South Pasadena 3 km · Monterey Park 4 km · South El Monte 9 km · East Los Angeles 9 km · Sierra Madre 10 km · Los Angeles 12 km

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