Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Seal Beach, CA
M 2.9
Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 17 km (10 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Seal Beach was M 2.9, 17 km (10 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA, at 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026. 516 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 627 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 84
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 18 km (11 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- Reported felt
- 284 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 26
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.9 17 km (10 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.2 28 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.4 30 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 3.1 17 km (10 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.5 22 km (13 mi) SW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.1 10 km (7 mi) ESE of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 36
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Seal Beach, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) NE of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 10
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) N of Seal Beach, CA
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) NW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 280
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Seal Beach, CA · felt by 196
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Seal Beach, 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 Seal Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Seal Beach are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Seal Beach; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Seal Beach; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 16 km SE of Seal Beach
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 36 km N of Seal Beach
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 39 km NE of Seal Beach
- 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 46 km NW of Seal Beach
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 16 km SE of Seal Beach
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- Palos Verdes fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 17 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Long Beach 8 km · Signal Hill 9 km · Westminster 9 km · Huntington Beach 13 km · Buena Park 17 km · Norwalk 18 km · Carson 19 km · Compton 20 km
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