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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Gardena, CA

M 3.6

Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Gardena, CA

The most recent earthquake near Gardena was M 3.6, 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Gardena, 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
101
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 27 km (17 mi) NE of Gardena, CA
Reported felt
408 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 3.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Gardena, CA · felt by 1,735
  2. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gardena, CA
  3. 2.9 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Gardena, CA · felt by 516
  4. 1.7 4 km (2 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  5. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  6. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  7. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  8. 1.8 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  9. 2.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA · felt by 23
  10. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  11. 1.6 4 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  12. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  13. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  14. 1.7 4 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  15. 1.9 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  16. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  17. 1.6 4 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  18. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  19. 2.2 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  20. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  21. 1.6 4 km (3 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  22. 1.6 4 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  23. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  24. 2.0 4 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA · felt by 1
  25. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  26. 2.4 5 km (3 mi) NW of Gardena, CA
  27. 2.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA · felt by 24
  28. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  29. 1.6 4 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  30. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  31. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  32. 1.9 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  33. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  34. 2.3 4 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA · felt by 4
  35. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  36. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  37. 2.3 4 km (3 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  38. 1.8 6 km (3 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  39. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Gardena, CA
  40. 3.1 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Gardena, CA · felt by 1,125
  41. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NE of Gardena, CA
  42. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) N of Gardena, CA
  43. 1.9 30 km (18 mi) S of Gardena, CA
  44. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Gardena, CA
  45. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Gardena, CA
  46. 1.6 7 km (5 mi) SE of Gardena, CA
  47. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Gardena, CA
  48. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Gardena, CA
  49. 2.5 3 km (2 mi) N of Gardena, CA · felt by 280
  50. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Gardena, 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 Gardena time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Gardena are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Gardena; 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 Gardena; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 42 km NNW of Gardena
  2. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 41 km SE of Gardena
  3. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 29 km NE of Gardena
  4. 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 46 km NNW of Gardena
  5. 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 22 km NW of Gardena

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

Willowbrook 6 km · Carson 7 km · Lennox 7 km · Compton 8 km · Hermosa Beach 9 km · Inglewood 9 km · Manhattan Beach 9 km · El Segundo 10 km

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