Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Manhattan Beach, CA
M 3.6
Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 7 km (4 mi) SW of Manhattan Beach, CA
The most recent earthquake near Manhattan Beach was M 3.6, 7 km (4 mi) SW of Manhattan Beach, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 1,735 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 848 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 115
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- Reported felt
- 403 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 3.6 7 km (4 mi) SW of Manhattan Beach, CA · felt by 1,735
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) E of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.9 19 km (12 mi) E of Manhattan Beach, CA · felt by 516
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (7 mi) NE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) NE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.7 10 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.2 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.4 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) NE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) NE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) NE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 3.1 19 km (12 mi) E of Manhattan Beach, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) N of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) S of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Manhattan Beach, CA · felt by 47
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.3 28 km (18 mi) SE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) SSW of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA
- 2.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Manhattan 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 Manhattan Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Manhattan Beach are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Manhattan Beach; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Manhattan Beach; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 38 km NNW of Manhattan Beach
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 47 km SE of Manhattan Beach
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 36 km ENE of Manhattan Beach
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 44 km N of Manhattan Beach
- 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 15 km NNW of Manhattan Beach
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Palos Verdes fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Hermosa Beach 3 km · El Segundo 4 km · Lennox 8 km · Gardena 9 km · Palos Verdes Estates 9 km · Inglewood 10 km · Carson 13 km · Willowbrook 15 km
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