Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Long Beach, CA
M 3.6
Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Long Beach, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Long Beach was M 3.6, 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Long Beach, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 1,735 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
- 768 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 95
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 10 km (6 mi) NW of Long Beach, CA
- Reported felt
- 344 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Long Beach, CA · felt by 26
- 3.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Long Beach, CA · felt by 1,735
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) N of Long Beach, CA
- 2.9 11 km (7 mi) N of Long Beach, CA · felt by 516
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 2.6 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) NW of Long Beach, CA
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NW of Long Beach, CA
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) NW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 27 km (16 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 3.1 11 km (7 mi) N of Long Beach, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) N of Long Beach, CA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Long Beach, CA · felt by 36
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) SW of Long Beach, CA
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Long Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Long Beach, CA
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) S of Long Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 2.5 20 km (13 mi) NW of Long Beach, CA · felt by 280
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 Long Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Long Beach are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Long Beach; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 12 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Long Beach; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 23 km SE of Long Beach
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 34 km NNE of Long Beach
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 44 km ENE of Long Beach
- 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 39 km NW of Long Beach
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 24 km SE of Long Beach
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Palos Verdes fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 16 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Signal Hill 5 km · Seal Beach 8 km · Carson 11 km · Compton 15 km · Rolling Hills 16 km · Westminster 17 km · Gardena 17 km · Willowbrook 18 km
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