Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near South Gate, CA
M 3.6
Latest: 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
The most recent earthquake near South Gate was M 3.6, 26 km (16 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA, at 8:40 am PDT on 27 September 2026. 1,735 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 813 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 100
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 15 km (10 mi) NE of South Gate, CA
- Reported felt
- 402 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 3.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA · felt by 1,735
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) S of South Gate, CA
- 2.9 10 km (6 mi) S of South Gate, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) E of South Gate, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) W of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) W of South Gate, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 2.6 9 km (5 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 2.2 9 km (5 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 2.0 9 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 2.6 9 km (5 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) W of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NW of South Gate, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) W of South Gate, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) W of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) W of South Gate, CA
- 3.1 10 km (6 mi) S of South Gate, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 2 km (1 mi) NE of South Gate, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) N of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of South Gate, CA
- 2.5 10 km (6 mi) WSW of South Gate, CA · felt by 280
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) WNW of South Gate, CA
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) WNW of South Gate, CA · felt by 8
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 Gate time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after South Gate are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is South Gate; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of South Gate; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 41 km NW of South Gate
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 41 km SSE of South Gate
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 17 km NE of South Gate
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 44 km NW of South Gate
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 40 km NNE of South Gate
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, 10 km from its surface trace
- Hollywood fault, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Walnut Park 2 km · Huntington Park 3 km · Bell 3 km · Willowbrook 6 km · Compton 7 km · East Los Angeles 9 km · Los Angeles 11 km · Gardena 12 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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