Earthquakes near Santa Monica, CA

The latest 50

1. 3.6 20 km (12 mi) S of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 1,735 Sep 27, 2026
   8:40 am PDT
2. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
   2:29 pm PDT
3. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
   2:25 pm PDT
4. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:17 am PDT
5. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:12 am PDT
6. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:09 am PDT
7. 2.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
   4:32 am PDT
8. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
   3:27 am PDT
9. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
   3:07 am PDT
10. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:52 am PDT
11. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:51 am PDT
12. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:46 am PDT
13. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:43 am PDT
14. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:41 am PDT
15. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:40 am PDT
16. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:40 am PDT
17. 2.2 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:04 am PDT
18. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:04 am PDT
19. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    1:31 am PDT
20. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    1:06 am PDT
21. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:39 am PDT
22. 2.0 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
    12:38 am PDT
23. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:36 am PDT
24. 2.4 18 km (11 mi) SE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:35 am PDT
25. 2.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
    12:34 am PDT
26. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:31 am PDT
27. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:29 am PDT
28. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:23 pm PDT
29. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:12 pm PDT
30. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:05 pm PDT
31. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:06 am PDT
32. 2.3 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
    7:57 am PDT
33. 1.7 15 km (10 mi) E of Santa Monica, CA Sep 10, 2026
    3:20 pm PDT
34. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:45 pm PDT
35. 2.3 19 km (12 mi) SE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:40 pm PDT
36. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:40 pm PDT
37. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) ESE of Santa Monica, CA Sep 8, 2026
    10:47 pm PDT
38. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) E of Santa Monica, CA Sep 5, 2026
    9:15 am PDT
39. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NE of Santa Monica, CA Aug 27, 2026
    11:39 am PDT
40. 2.1 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 47 Aug 21, 2026
    6:22 pm PDT
41. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Santa Monica, CA Aug 18, 2026
    3:34 am PDT
42. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SE of Santa Monica, CA Aug 16, 2026
    5:11 am PDT
43. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Santa Monica, CA Aug 11, 2026
    8:20 pm PDT
44. 2.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 280 Aug 2, 2026
    8:50 pm PDT
45. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Santa Monica, CA Jul 31, 2026
    4:57 pm PDT
46. 2.2 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
    4:37 pm PDT
47. 1.5 11 km (7 mi) N of Santa Monica, CA Jul 29, 2026
    5:42 pm PDT
48. 2.4 4 km (3 mi) W of Santa Monica, CA · felt by 122 Jul 18, 2026
    12:35 am PDT
49. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Monica, CA Jul 8, 2026
    5:52 am PDT
50. 1.8 7 km (4 mi) S of Santa Monica, CA Jul 5, 2026
    10:49 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 Santa Monica time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Santa Monica are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 23 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Santa Monica; the five largest:

1. 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 22 km N of Santa Monica 1994
2. 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 45 km NNE of Santa Monica 1971
3. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 38 km E of Santa Monica 1987
4. 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 28 km N of Santa Monica 1994
5. 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 45 km NNE of Santa Monica 1971

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

Nearest mapped faults

• Santa Monica fault, 2 km from its surface trace
• Hollywood fault, 10 km from its surface trace
• Palos Verdes fault, 11 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Topanga 13 km · El Segundo 13 km · Inglewood 14 km · Lennox 16 km · Manhattan Beach 17 km · Hermosa Beach 19 km · Gardena 22 km · Los Angeles 23 km

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