Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Carson, CA

M 3.6

Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 17 km (11 mi) W of Carson, CA

The most recent earthquake near Carson was M 3.6, 17 km (11 mi) W of Carson, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 1,735 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016: 837 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 104
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 30 km (18 mi) NE of Carson, CA
Reported felt: 398 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 12 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 01:01 UTC

The latest 50

3.6 17 km (11 mi) W of Carson, CA · felt by 1,735 Sep 27, 2026
8:40 am PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Carson, CA Sep 19, 2026
12:36 pm PDT
2.9 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Carson, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
1:32 pm PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:29 pm PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:25 pm PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:17 am PDT
1.7 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:12 am PDT
1.8 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:09 am PDT
2.6 12 km (7 mi) N of Carson, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
4:32 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) N of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:27 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:07 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:52 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:51 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:46 am PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) N of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:43 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:41 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
2.2 12 km (7 mi) N of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:31 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:06 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:39 am PDT
2.0 11 km (7 mi) N of Carson, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
12:38 am PDT
1.7 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:36 am PDT
2.4 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:35 am PDT
2.6 11 km (7 mi) N of Carson, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
12:34 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:31 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:29 am PDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:12 pm PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:05 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:06 am PDT
2.3 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
7:57 am PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) N of Carson, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:20 pm PDT
1.7 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:45 pm PDT
2.3 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.8 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Carson, CA Sep 8, 2026
10:47 pm PDT
3.1 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Carson, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
12:13 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) S of Carson, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:48 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Carson, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:15 am PDT
2.1 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Carson, CA · felt by 36 Aug 30, 2026
4:40 pm PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Carson, CA Aug 26, 2026
11:51 am PDT
2.3 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Carson, CA Aug 17, 2026
6:15 pm PDT
1.6 4 km (2 mi) ENE of Carson, CA Aug 16, 2026
5:11 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Carson, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:20 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Carson, CA Aug 8, 2026
8:47 pm PDT
2.3 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Carson, CA · felt by 1 Aug 8, 2026
5:43 am PDT
2.5 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Carson, CA · felt by 280 Aug 2, 2026
8:50 pm 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 Carson time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Carson are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Carson; the five largest:

6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 49 km NNW of Carson 1994
6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 34 km SE of Carson 1933
5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 32 km NE of Carson 1987
5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 49 km ENE of Carson 2008
5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 27 km NW of Carson 1927

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

Nearest mapped faults

Palos Verdes fault, 6 km from its surface trace
Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 12 km from its surface trace
Puente Hills blind thrust system, 15 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Gardena 7 km · Compton 9 km · Willowbrook 10 km · Palos Verdes Estates 11 km · Rolling Hills 11 km · Signal Hill 11 km · Long Beach 11 km · Hermosa Beach 11 km

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