Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near La Habra, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 25 km (16 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near La Habra was M 2.9, 25 km (16 mi) WSW of La Habra, 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: 602 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 43
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 17 km (11 mi) NW of La Habra, CA
Reported felt: 277 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 25 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 01:39 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA Sep 19, 2026
12:36 pm PDT
2.9 25 km (16 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
1:32 pm PDT
1.6 in La Habra, CA Sep 14, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA Sep 7, 2026
11:08 am PDT
3.1 25 km (16 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
12:13 am PDT
1.9 23 km (15 mi) W of La Habra, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:15 am PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Habra, CA · felt by 36 Aug 30, 2026
4:40 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of La Habra, CA Aug 22, 2026
10:29 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA Aug 16, 2026
5:11 am PDT
2.0 6 km (4 mi) E of La Habra, CA · felt by 10 Aug 13, 2026
9:52 am PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA · felt by 4 Aug 12, 2026
9:37 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA Aug 11, 2026
11:19 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (18 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA · felt by 11 Aug 11, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
3.0 28 km (18 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA · felt by 402 Aug 11, 2026
11:17 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:38 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) W of La Habra, CA Aug 8, 2026
8:47 pm PDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA · felt by 196 Jul 30, 2026
10:44 am PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) SW of La Habra, CA · felt by 443 Jul 30, 2026
2:36 am PDT
1.7 7 km (4 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA Jul 7, 2026
9:30 am PDT
2.3 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Habra, CA · felt by 21 Jun 25, 2026
1:09 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of La Habra, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:57 pm PDT
1.8 8 km (5 mi) NNW of La Habra, CA Jun 17, 2026
11:57 am PDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA May 31, 2026
1:08 am PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of La Habra, CA May 28, 2026
12:01 am PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA · felt by 63 May 18, 2026
11:02 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA Apr 16, 2026
5:56 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (13 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA Apr 16, 2026
10:12 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSW of La Habra, CA Apr 3, 2026
5:54 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSW of La Habra, CA Apr 3, 2026
5:38 am PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) E of La Habra, CA Mar 26, 2026
8:19 pm PDT
2.0 19 km (12 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA Mar 25, 2026
1:40 am PDT
1.5 9 km (6 mi) E of La Habra, CA Mar 13, 2026
4:30 am PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) N of La Habra, CA Feb 23, 2026
12:20 am PST
1.7 21 km (13 mi) NE of La Habra, CA Feb 21, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA Jan 17, 2026
4:15 am PST
1.5 20 km (12 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA Jan 17, 2026
3:19 am PST
1.8 19 km (12 mi) N of La Habra, CA Jan 7, 2026
11:12 am PST
1.5 28 km (18 mi) S of La Habra, CA · felt by 3 Dec 13, 2025
9:50 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of La Habra, CA Dec 10, 2025
5:06 pm PST
1.9 25 km (15 mi) NE of La Habra, CA · felt by 1 Nov 5, 2025
12:41 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of La Habra, CA Nov 4, 2025
7:47 pm PST
1.5 18 km (11 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA Oct 27, 2025
1:14 am PDT
2.3 15 km (9 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA · felt by 1 Oct 8, 2025
5:41 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) W of La Habra, CA Sep 30, 2025
8:47 pm PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of La Habra, CA · felt by 1 Sep 30, 2025
3:35 pm PDT
1.5 3 km (2 mi) WSW of La Habra, CA Sep 18, 2025
5:56 pm PDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) SE of La Habra, CA Sep 17, 2025
5:13 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) E of La Habra, CA Aug 26, 2025
10:53 am PDT
2.2 28 km (18 mi) ESE of La Habra, CA · felt by 5 Aug 19, 2025
11:21 pm PDT
2.4 7 km (4 mi) W of La Habra, CA · felt by 181 Aug 13, 2025
12:10 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 La Habra time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Habra are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 13 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of La Habra; the five largest:

6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 34 km S of La Habra 1933
5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 19 km NW of La Habra 1987
5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 38 km N of La Habra 1991
5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 33 km NE of La Habra 1990
5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 17 km E of La Habra 2008

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

Nearest mapped faults

Puente Hills blind thrust system, 5 km from its surface trace
Elsinore fault, 13 km from its surface trace
Sierra Madre fault, 22 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Brea 5 km · Rowland Heights 6 km · Fullerton 7 km · Buena Park 9 km · Placentia 10 km · Anaheim 11 km · Norwalk 13 km · Yorba Linda 13 km

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