Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near El Segundo, CA

M 3.6

Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 9 km (6 mi) SSW of El Segundo, CA

The most recent earthquake near El Segundo was M 3.6, 9 km (6 mi) SSW of El Segundo, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 1,735 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016: 875 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 115
Largest since 2016: M 4.4 on 12 August 2024, 28 km (18 mi) NE of El Segundo, CA
Reported felt: 424 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 16 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

3.6 9 km (6 mi) SSW of El Segundo, CA · felt by 1,735 Sep 27, 2026
8:40 am PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of El Segundo, CA Sep 19, 2026
12:36 pm PDT
2.9 20 km (13 mi) ESE of El Segundo, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
1:32 pm PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:29 pm PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) ENE of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:25 pm PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) ENE of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:17 am PDT
1.7 9 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:12 am PDT
1.8 9 km (5 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:09 am PDT
2.6 11 km (7 mi) E of El Segundo, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
4:32 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:27 am PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:07 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:52 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:51 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:46 am PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:43 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:41 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
2.2 11 km (7 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:31 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:06 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:39 am PDT
2.0 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
12:38 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) ENE of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:36 am PDT
2.4 7 km (4 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:35 am PDT
2.6 11 km (7 mi) E of El Segundo, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
12:34 am PDT
1.7 9 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:31 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:29 am PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) ENE of El Segundo, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:12 pm PDT
1.9 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:05 pm PDT
1.6 9 km (5 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:06 am PDT
2.3 10 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
7:57 am PDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) NE of El Segundo, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:20 pm PDT
1.7 9 km (6 mi) ENE of El Segundo, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:45 pm PDT
2.3 9 km (5 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.8 8 km (5 mi) ENE of El Segundo, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of El Segundo, CA Sep 8, 2026
10:47 pm PDT
3.1 20 km (12 mi) ESE of El Segundo, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
12:13 am PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) ENE of El Segundo, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) N of El Segundo, CA Aug 27, 2026
11:39 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) NNW of El Segundo, CA · felt by 47 Aug 21, 2026
6:22 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of El Segundo, CA Aug 18, 2026
3:34 am PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of El Segundo, CA Aug 16, 2026
5:11 am PDT
1.6 7 km (4 mi) S of El Segundo, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:20 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of El Segundo, CA Aug 8, 2026
8:47 pm PDT
2.5 9 km (6 mi) E of El Segundo, CA · felt by 280 Aug 2, 2026
8:50 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) N of El Segundo, CA Jul 31, 2026
4:57 pm PDT
2.2 14 km (9 mi) N of El Segundo, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
4:37 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 El Segundo time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after El Segundo are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of El Segundo; the five largest:

6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 35 km NNW of El Segundo 1994
5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 35 km ENE of El Segundo 1987
5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 40 km N of El Segundo 1994
5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 12 km NW of El Segundo 1927
5.2 1 km SW of Las Flores, California · 24 km WNW of El Segundo 1930

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

Nearest mapped faults

Palos Verdes fault, 7 km from its surface trace
Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Santa Monica fault, 15 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Manhattan Beach 4 km · Lennox 6 km · Hermosa Beach 7 km · Inglewood 8 km · Gardena 10 km · Santa Monica 13 km · Palos Verdes Estates 13 km · Willowbrook 15 km

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