Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near South San Gabriel, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in South San Gabriel in the 24 hours to 2:22 am PDT (09:22 UTC). The last one was M 3.2, 30 km (19 mi) SSW, at 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,088 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.9
Latest: 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) SSW of South San Gabriel, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near South San Gabriel was M 2.9, 23 km (14 mi) SSW of South San Gabriel, CA, at 1:32 pm PDT on 17 September 2026, 13 km deep. 516 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in South San Gabriel was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near South San Gabriel since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of South San Gabriel in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 4 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 5.5
- Last 12 months
- 96 · largest M 3.1 on 6 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 728 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, in South San Gabriel, CA
- Reported felt
- 333 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Raymond fault, 9 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.9 23 km (14 mi) SSW of South San Gabriel, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SE of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 3.1 23 km (14 mi) SSW of South San Gabriel, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) WNW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WNW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) ESE of South San Gabriel, CA · felt by 10
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) S of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) SW of South San Gabriel, CA · felt by 280
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of South San Gabriel, CA
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) W of South San Gabriel, 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 San Gabriel time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after South San Gabriel are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is South San Gabriel; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in South San Gabriel
The strongest shaking in South San Gabriel from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.4 on 12 August 2024, 9 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in South San Gabriel (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.4 | 9 km | IV · Light · felt by 24,250 | |
| M 4.5 | 2 km | IV · Light · felt by 21,402 | |
| M 4.3 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 10,301 | |
| M 3.4 | 9 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,589 | |
| M 3.6 | 10 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,679 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 20 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of South San Gabriel; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 45 km WNW of South San Gabriel
- 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 48 km NNW of South San Gabriel
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 47 km S of South San Gabriel
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 2 km NE of South San Gabriel
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 44 km NW of South San Gabriel
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Raymond fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 9 km from its surface trace
- Hollywood fault, 11 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Monterey Park 3 km · Rosemead 4 km · South El Monte 4 km · Montebello 5 km · San Gabriel 5 km · Alhambra 6 km · El Monte 7 km · Temple City 7 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers South San Gabriel, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.