Earthquakes near Signal Hill, CA

The latest 50

1. 3.6 28 km (17 mi) W of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 1,735 Sep 27, 2026
   8:40 am PDT
2. 1.6 7 km (5 mi) NNW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 19, 2026
   12:36 pm PDT
3. 2.9 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
   1:32 pm PDT
4. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Signal Hill, CA Sep 14, 2026
   1:27 pm PDT
5. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
   2:29 pm PDT
6. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
   2:25 pm PDT
7. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:17 am PDT
8. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:12 am PDT
9. 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:09 am PDT
10. 2.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
    4:32 am PDT
11. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    3:27 am PDT
12. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    3:07 am PDT
13. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:52 am PDT
14. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:51 am PDT
15. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:46 am PDT
16. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:43 am PDT
17. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:41 am PDT
18. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:40 am PDT
19. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:40 am PDT
20. 2.2 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:04 am PDT
21. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:04 am PDT
22. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    1:31 am PDT
23. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    1:06 am PDT
24. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:39 am PDT
25. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
    12:38 am PDT
26. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:36 am PDT
27. 2.4 21 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:35 am PDT
28. 2.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
    12:34 am PDT
29. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:31 am PDT
30. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:29 am PDT
31. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:23 pm PDT
32. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:12 pm PDT
33. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:05 pm PDT
34. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:06 am PDT
35. 2.3 19 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
    7:57 am PDT
36. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 10, 2026
    3:20 pm PDT
37. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:45 pm PDT
38. 2.3 20 km (12 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:40 pm PDT
39. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:40 pm PDT
40. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 8, 2026
    10:47 pm PDT
41. 3.1 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
    12:13 am PDT
42. 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Signal Hill, CA Sep 5, 2026
    9:48 am PDT
43. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) N of Signal Hill, CA Sep 5, 2026
    9:15 am PDT
44. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SE of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 36 Aug 30, 2026
    4:40 pm PDT
45. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Signal Hill, CA Aug 26, 2026
    11:51 am PDT
46. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Signal Hill, CA Aug 17, 2026
    6:15 pm PDT
47. 1.6 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Signal Hill, CA Aug 16, 2026
    5:11 am PDT
48. 2.0 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Signal Hill, CA · felt by 10 Aug 13, 2026
    9:52 am PDT
49. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Signal Hill, CA Aug 11, 2026
    8:20 pm PDT
50. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Signal Hill, CA Aug 8, 2026
    8:47 pm 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 Signal Hill time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Signal Hill are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 12 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Signal Hill; the five largest:

1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 25 km SE of Signal Hill 1933
2. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 30 km NNE of Signal Hill 1987
3. 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 40 km ENE of Signal Hill 2008
4. 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 38 km NW of Signal Hill 1927
5. 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 25 km SE of Signal Hill 1933

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

Nearest mapped faults

• Puente Hills blind thrust system, 11 km from its surface trace
• Palos Verdes fault, 12 km from its surface trace
• Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 13 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Long Beach 5 km · Seal Beach 9 km · Carson 11 km · Compton 11 km · Norwalk 13 km · Willowbrook 15 km · Westminster 16 km · Gardena 16 km

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• Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score

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