Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Norwalk, CA
M 2.9
Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Norwalk, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Norwalk was M 2.9, 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Norwalk, 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
- 873 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 91
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 15 km (9 mi) N of Norwalk, CA
- Reported felt
- 420 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Norwalk, CA
- 2.9 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Norwalk, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Norwalk, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Norwalk, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Norwalk, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) W of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Norwalk, CA
- 3.1 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Norwalk, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) NW of Norwalk, CA
- 2.1 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Norwalk, CA · felt by 36
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Norwalk, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Norwalk, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) WSW of Norwalk, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) E of Norwalk, CA · felt by 10
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Norwalk, CA
- 2.5 22 km (13 mi) W of Norwalk, CA · felt by 280
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Norwalk, CA · felt by 196
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Norwalk, CA · felt by 443
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 Norwalk time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Norwalk are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Norwalk; 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 Norwalk; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 31 km SSE of Norwalk
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 18 km N of Norwalk
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 42 km NNE of Norwalk
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 44 km NE of Norwalk
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 30 km E of Norwalk
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 2 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- Palos Verdes fault, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Buena Park 9 km · Compton 13 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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