Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near South El Monte, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) SW of South El Monte, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near South El Monte was M 2.9, 26 km (16 mi) SW of South El Monte, 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: 639 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 82
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 3 km (2 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA
Reported felt: 285 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 24 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 14 minutes ago · this page 02:14 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 19, 2026
12:36 pm PDT
2.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
1:32 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of South El Monte, CA Sep 14, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:29 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:25 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:17 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:12 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
6:09 am PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
4:32 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:27 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
3:07 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:52 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:51 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:46 am PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:43 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:41 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:40 am PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:31 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
1:06 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:39 am PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
12:38 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:36 am PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
12:34 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:31 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 12, 2026
12:29 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:12 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:05 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 11, 2026
8:06 am PDT
2.3 28 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
7:57 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) W of South El Monte, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:20 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:45 pm PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 10, 2026
12:40 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 8, 2026
10:47 pm PDT
3.1 26 km (16 mi) SW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
12:13 am PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA Sep 5, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) ENE of South El Monte, CA Aug 22, 2026
10:29 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) WNW of South El Monte, CA Aug 18, 2026
3:34 am PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) SW of South El Monte, CA Aug 16, 2026
5:11 am PDT
2.0 20 km (12 mi) SE of South El Monte, CA · felt by 10 Aug 13, 2026
9:52 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) SSW of South El Monte, CA Aug 8, 2026
8:47 pm PDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 280 Aug 2, 2026
8:50 pm PDT
2.3 26 km (16 mi) SSW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 196 Jul 30, 2026
10:44 am PDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) SSW of South El Monte, CA · felt by 443 Jul 30, 2026
2:36 am PDT
1.7 23 km (14 mi) SE of South El Monte, CA Jul 7, 2026
9:30 am PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) W of South El Monte, CA Jun 28, 2026
6:42 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 South El Monte time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after South El Monte are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is South El Monte; 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 South El Monte; the five largest:

6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 49 km WNW of South El Monte 1994
6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 47 km S of South El Monte 1933
5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 3 km WNW of South El Monte 1987
5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 48 km WNW of South El Monte 1994
5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 25 km NNE of South El Monte 1991

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

Nearest mapped faults

Raymond fault, 10 km from its surface trace
Puente Hills blind thrust system, 12 km from its surface trace
Sierra Madre fault, 13 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Monterey Park 7 km · Alhambra 9 km

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Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score

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