Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near West Athens, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in West Athens in the 24 hours to 3:15 am PST (11:15 UTC). The last one was M 1.8, 3 km (2 mi) SSE, at 2:31 pm PDT on 31 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.
M 3.2
Latest: 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) SE of West Athens, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near West Athens was M 3.2, 19 km (12 mi) SE of West Athens, CA, at 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026, 12 km deep. 1,090 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in West Athens was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near West Athens since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of West Athens in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 6 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 6.4
- Last 12 months
- 97 · largest M 3.6 on 27 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 845 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 24 km (15 mi) ENE of West Athens, CA
- Reported felt
- 424 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 2 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
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Earthquake alerts for West Athens, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNW of West Athens, CA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) SE of West Athens, CA
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) SSE of West Athens, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) N of West Athens, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSE of West Athens, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) WSW of West Athens, CA
- 3.2 19 km (12 mi) SE of West Athens, CA · felt by 1,090
- 3.6 17 km (11 mi) WSW of West Athens, CA · felt by 1,735
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) ESE of West Athens, CA
- 2.9 11 km (7 mi) SE of West Athens, CA · felt by 516
- 1.7 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) NW of West Athens, CA
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) NW of West Athens, CA
- 1.7 2 km (1 mi) WNW of West Athens, CA
- 1.8 2 km (1 mi) NW of West Athens, CA
- 2.6 in West Athens, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.7 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.7 in West Athens, CA
- 1.9 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 2.2 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 2.0 in West Athens, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 in West Athens, CA
- 2.4 4 km (2 mi) W of West Athens, CA
- 2.6 in West Athens, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 2 km (1 mi) NW of West Athens, CA
- 1.6 in West Athens, CA
- 1.9 in West Athens, CA
- 1.6 2 km (1 mi) WNW of West Athens, CA
- 2.3 in West Athens, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) N of West Athens, CA
- 1.7 2 km (1 mi) NW of West Athens, CA
- 2.3 in West Athens, CA
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) WNW of West Athens, CA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NNW of West Athens, CA
- 3.1 11 km (7 mi) SE of West Athens, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) ENE of West Athens, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNW of West Athens, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NW of West Athens, CA · felt by 47
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 West Athens time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after West Athens are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is West Athens; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in West Athens
The strongest shaking in West Athens from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 11 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 West Athens (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.3 | 11 km | IV · Light · felt by 10,301 | |
| M 4.4 | 21 km | III · Weak · felt by 24,250 | |
| M 4.5 | 24 km | III · Weak · felt by 21,402 | |
| M 4.0 | 3 km | III · Weak · felt by 7,217 | |
| M 3.7 | 8 km | III · Weak · felt by 20,412 |
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 18 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of West Athens; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 39 km NNW of West Athens
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 43 km SE of West Athens
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 26 km NE of West Athens
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 43 km NNW of West Athens
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 48 km NE of West Athens
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 9 km from its surface trace
- Palos Verdes fault, 14 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Westmont 2 km · Gardena 4 km · Willowbrook 5 km · Hawthorne 5 km · Lawndale 6 km · Inglewood 6 km · Florence-Graham 7 km · Compton 8 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 West Athens, 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.