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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near East Los Angeles, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) S of East Los Angeles, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near East Los Angeles was M 2.9, 18 km (11 mi) S of East Los Angeles, 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
778 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
93
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 9 km (5 mi) E of East Los Angeles, CA
Reported felt
378 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

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

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

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 23 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of East Los Angeles; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 40 km WNW of East Los Angeles
  2. 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 47 km NNW of East Los Angeles
  3. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 47 km SSE of East Los Angeles
  4. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 10 km ENE of East Los Angeles
  5. 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 41 km NW of East Los Angeles

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

Bell 5 km · Monterey Park 6 km · Huntington Park 7 km · Los Angeles 7 km · Walnut Park 8 km · South Gate 9 km · Alhambra 9 km · South Pasadena 10 km

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