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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Bell, CA

M 3.6

Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Bell, CA

The most recent earthquake near Bell was M 3.6, 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Bell, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 1,735 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016
806 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
100
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 12 km (7 mi) NE of Bell, CA
Reported felt
401 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 3.6 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Bell, CA · felt by 1,735
  2. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) S of Bell, CA
  3. 2.9 13 km (8 mi) S of Bell, CA · felt by 516
  4. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Bell, CA
  5. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  6. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  7. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  8. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  9. 1.8 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  10. 2.6 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Bell, CA · felt by 23
  11. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  12. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  13. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  14. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  15. 1.7 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  16. 1.9 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  17. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  18. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  19. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  20. 2.2 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  21. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  22. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  23. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  24. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  25. 2.0 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA · felt by 1
  26. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  27. 2.4 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  28. 2.6 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Bell, CA · felt by 24
  29. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  30. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  31. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  32. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  33. 1.9 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  34. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  35. 2.3 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA · felt by 4
  36. 1.7 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Bell, CA
  37. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  38. 2.3 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  39. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  40. 1.6 14 km (8 mi) W of Bell, CA
  41. 3.1 13 km (8 mi) S of Bell, CA · felt by 1,125
  42. 1.9 in Bell, CA
  43. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NW of Bell, CA
  44. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) NNW of Bell, CA
  45. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Bell, CA
  46. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) E of Bell, CA · felt by 10
  47. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Bell, CA
  48. 1.6 9 km (5 mi) ESE of Bell, CA
  49. 2.5 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Bell, CA · felt by 280
  50. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Bell, CA

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

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 18 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Bell; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 42 km NW of Bell
  2. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 42 km SSE of Bell
  3. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 14 km NE of Bell
  4. 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 43 km NW of Bell
  5. 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 37 km NNE of Bell

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

South Gate 3 km · Huntington Park 4 km · Walnut Park 4 km · East Los Angeles 5 km · Willowbrook 9 km · Compton 10 km · Los Angeles 10 km · Monterey Park 11 km

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