Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Hermosa Beach, CA

M 3.6

Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA

The most recent earthquake near Hermosa Beach was M 3.6, 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 1,735 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016: 812 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 110
Largest since 2016: M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Hermosa Beach, CA
Reported felt: 385 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 21 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 00:30 UTC

The latest 50

3.6 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 1,735 Sep 27, 2026
8:40 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) E of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 19, 2026
12:36 pm PDT
2.9 18 km (11 mi) E of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
1:32 pm PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:29 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:25 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:17 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:12 am PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:09 am PDT
2.6 12 km (8 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
4:32 am PDT
1.7 12 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:27 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:07 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:52 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:51 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:46 am PDT
1.9 12 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:43 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:41 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
2.2 12 km (8 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:31 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:06 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:39 am PDT
2.0 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
12:38 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:36 am PDT
2.4 8 km (5 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:35 am PDT
2.6 12 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
12:34 am PDT
1.7 10 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:31 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:29 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:12 pm PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:05 pm PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:06 am PDT
2.3 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
7:57 am PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:20 pm PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:45 pm PDT
2.3 10 km (6 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.8 10 km (6 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 8, 2026
10:47 pm PDT
3.1 18 km (11 mi) E of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
12:13 am PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Hermosa Beach, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Hermosa Beach, CA Aug 26, 2026
11:51 am PDT
2.3 26 km (16 mi) SE of Hermosa Beach, CA Aug 17, 2026
6:15 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) E of Hermosa Beach, CA Aug 16, 2026
5:11 am PDT
1.6 in Hermosa Beach, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:20 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Hermosa Beach, CA Aug 8, 2026
8:47 pm PDT
2.5 10 km (6 mi) NE of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 280 Aug 2, 2026
8:50 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Hermosa Beach, CA Jul 31, 2026
4:57 pm PDT
2.2 20 km (12 mi) N of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
4:37 pm PDT
2.3 24 km (15 mi) E of Hermosa Beach, CA · felt by 196 Jul 30, 2026
10:44 am 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 Hermosa Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hermosa Beach are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Hermosa Beach; 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 Hermosa Beach; the five largest:

6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 41 km NNW of Hermosa Beach 1994
6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 45 km SE of Hermosa Beach 1933
5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 37 km NE of Hermosa Beach 1987
5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 47 km N of Hermosa Beach 1994
5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 18 km NNW of Hermosa Beach 1927

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

Nearest mapped faults

Palos Verdes fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 11 km from its surface trace
Puente Hills blind thrust system, 19 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Manhattan Beach 3 km · El Segundo 7 km · Palos Verdes Estates 7 km · Gardena 9 km · Lennox 9 km · Carson 11 km · Inglewood 12 km · Rolling Hills 12 km

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