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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Los Alamitos, CA

M 3.2

Latest: 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026 · 10 km (6 mi) W of Los Alamitos, CA

The most recent earthquake near Los Alamitos was M 3.2, 10 km (6 mi) W of Los Alamitos, CA, at 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026. 879 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016
722 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
87
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 26 km (16 mi) N of Los Alamitos, CA
Reported felt
341 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The last 30 days

Sep 10 Sep 25 Oct 9
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.1), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 3.2 10 km (6 mi) W of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 879
  2. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SE of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 26
  3. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  4. 2.9 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 516
  5. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NE of Los Alamitos, CA
  6. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  7. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  8. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Los Alamitos, CA
  9. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  10. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  11. 2.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 23
  12. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NW of Los Alamitos, CA
  13. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  14. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  15. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  16. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  17. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  18. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  19. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  20. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  21. 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NW of Los Alamitos, CA
  22. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  23. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  24. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  25. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Los Alamitos, CA
  26. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 1
  27. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of Los Alamitos, CA
  28. 2.4 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  29. 2.6 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 24
  30. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  31. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  32. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  33. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  34. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  35. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  36. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 4
  37. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  38. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  39. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  40. 3.1 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 1,125
  41. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Los Alamitos, CA
  42. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  43. 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 36
  44. 2.3 20 km (12 mi) SW of Los Alamitos, CA
  45. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA
  46. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NE of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 10
  47. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) N of Los Alamitos, CA
  48. 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 1
  49. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 280
  50. 2.3 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · felt by 196

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 Los Alamitos time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Los Alamitos are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Los Alamitos

The strongest shaking in Los Alamitos from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 18 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Los Alamitos (est.)
M 4.3 18 kmIII · Weak · felt by 10,301
M 4.5 26 kmIII · Weak · felt by 21,402
M 3.2 10 kmIII · Weak · felt by 879
M 4.0 29 kmIII · Weak · felt by 7,217
M 3.4 16 kmIII · Weak · felt by 3,493

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Los Alamitos; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 20 km SSE of Los Alamitos
  2. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 29 km N of Los Alamitos
  3. 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 33 km ENE of Los Alamitos
  4. 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 45 km WNW of Los Alamitos
  5. 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 21 km SSE of Los Alamitos

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. 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

Long Beach 11 km

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