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Earthquakes near South San Jose Hills, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in South San Jose Hills in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 3.2, 36 km (22 mi) SW, at 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,088 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.2

Latest: 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near South San Jose Hills was M 3.2, 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA, at 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026, 6 km deep. 730 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in South San Jose Hills was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near South San Jose Hills 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 Jose Hills in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
2
Last 30 days
5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 4.7
Last 12 months
42 · largest M 3.2 on 2 September 2026
Since 2016
621 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 16 km (10 mi) W of South San Jose Hills, CA
Reported felt
294 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Puente Hills blind thrust system, 13 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

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The last 30 days

Sep 14 Sep 29 Oct 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.1), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA
  2. 1.5 13 km (8 mi) NW of South San Jose Hills, CA
  3. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA
  4. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA
  5. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) SSW of South San Jose Hills, CA
  6. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of South San Jose Hills, CA
  7. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA
  8. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 730
  9. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  10. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA
  11. 2.8 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 128
  12. 2.0 9 km (6 mi) SSE of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 10
  13. 2.1 30 km (19 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 4
  14. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  15. 2.2 30 km (19 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 11
  16. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) WSW of South San Jose Hills, CA
  17. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA
  18. 2.3 30 km (18 mi) SW of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 196
  19. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SSE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  20. 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WSW of South San Jose Hills, CA
  21. 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  22. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  23. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SW of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 63
  24. 2.5 28 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 151
  25. 1.6 23 km (15 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  26. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  27. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  28. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NE of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 1
  29. 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  30. 1.8 8 km (5 mi) NNW of South San Jose Hills, CA
  31. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ENE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  32. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 38
  33. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  34. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of South San Jose Hills, CA
  35. 1.8 12 km (7 mi) NNW of South San Jose Hills, CA
  36. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  37. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  38. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA
  39. 1.9 15 km (10 mi) NE of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 1
  40. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  41. 1.5 20 km (13 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  42. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA
  43. 2.3 18 km (11 mi) SSE of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 1
  44. 1.5 12 km (7 mi) SSW of South San Jose Hills, CA
  45. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  46. 3.4 24 km (15 mi) NE of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 549
  47. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) SE of South San Jose Hills, CA
  48. 2.4 14 km (9 mi) SW of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 181
  49. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 2
  50. 3.4 29 km (18 mi) E of South San Jose Hills, CA · felt by 577

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 Jose Hills time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after South San Jose Hills are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is South San Jose Hills; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in South San Jose Hills

The strongest shaking in South San Jose Hills from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.4 on 28 August 2018, 18 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in South San Jose Hills (est.)
M 4.4 18 kmIV · Light · felt by 6,155
M 4.5 16 kmIV · Light · felt by 21,402
M 4.4 26 kmIII · Weak · felt by 24,250
M 4.0 29 kmIII · Weak · felt by 6,217
M 3.5 18 kmIII · Weak · felt by 3,942

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 13 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of South San Jose Hills; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 43 km SSW of South San Jose Hills
  2. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 17 km WNW of South San Jose Hills
  3. 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 30 km NNW of South San Jose Hills
  4. 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 24 km NE of South San Jose Hills
  5. 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 15 km ESE of South San Jose Hills

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Walnut 4 km · Rowland Heights 4 km · La Puente 4 km · Valinda 5 km · Hacienda Heights 6 km · West Covina 7 km · West Puente Valley 7 km · Avocado Heights 8 km

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