Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Compton, CA
M 3.6
Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Compton, CA
The most recent earthquake near Compton was M 3.6, 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Compton, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 1,735 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 828 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 95
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 20 km (13 mi) NE of Compton, CA
- Reported felt
- 409 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 3.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Compton, CA · felt by 1,735
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) SE of Compton, CA
- 2.9 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Compton, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Compton, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 2.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 2.2 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 2.0 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Compton, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 2.4 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 2.6 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Compton, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Compton, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 14 km (8 mi) NW of Compton, CA
- 3.1 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Compton, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Compton, CA
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SE of Compton, CA · felt by 36
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Compton, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) S of Compton, CA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Compton, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Compton, CA
- 2.5 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Compton, CA · felt by 280
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NW of Compton, 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 Compton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Compton are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Compton; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Compton; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 46 km NW of Compton
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 36 km SE of Compton
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 23 km NE of Compton
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 49 km NNW of Compton
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 47 km NNE of Compton
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 7 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Palos Verdes fault, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Willowbrook 4 km · South Gate 7 km · Walnut Park 8 km · Gardena 8 km · Carson 9 km · Huntington Park 10 km · Bell 10 km · Signal Hill 11 km
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