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Earthquakes near West Rancho Dominguez, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in West Rancho Dominguez in the 24 hours to 1:47 am PST (09:47 UTC). The last one was M 1.8, in West Rancho Dominguez, 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 · 14 km (9 mi) SE of West Rancho Dominguez, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near West Rancho Dominguez was M 3.2, 14 km (9 mi) SE of West Rancho Dominguez, 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 Rancho Dominguez was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near West Rancho Dominguez 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 Rancho Dominguez in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
2
Last 30 days
6 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 6.2
Last 12 months
90 · largest M 3.6 on 27 September 2026
Since 2016
823 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 24 km (15 mi) NE of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
Reported felt
408 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 6 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

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The last 30 days

Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 12
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–M2.2), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  2. 1.5 10 km (7 mi) SE of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  3. 1.8 in West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  4. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) N of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  5. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) S of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  6. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) W of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  7. 3.2 14 km (9 mi) SE of West Rancho Dominguez, CA · felt by 1,090
  8. 3.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA · felt by 1,735
  9. 1.6 8 km (5 mi) ESE of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  10. 2.9 7 km (4 mi) ESE of West Rancho Dominguez, CA · felt by 516
  11. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  12. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  13. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  14. 1.7 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  15. 1.8 7 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  16. 2.6 6 km (4 mi) NNW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA · felt by 23
  17. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  18. 1.6 6 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  19. 1.7 6 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  20. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  21. 1.7 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  22. 1.9 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  23. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  24. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  25. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  26. 2.2 5 km (3 mi) NNW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  27. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  28. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  29. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  30. 1.6 6 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  31. 2.0 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA · felt by 1
  32. 1.7 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  33. 2.4 7 km (5 mi) WNW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  34. 2.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA · felt by 24
  35. 1.7 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  36. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  37. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  38. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  39. 1.9 6 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  40. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  41. 2.3 5 km (3 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA · felt by 4
  42. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  43. 1.7 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  44. 2.3 6 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  45. 1.8 7 km (4 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  46. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NW of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  47. 3.1 7 km (4 mi) ESE of West Rancho Dominguez, CA · felt by 1,125
  48. 1.9 11 km (7 mi) NE of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  49. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of West Rancho Dominguez, CA
  50. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) S of West Rancho Dominguez, CA

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 Rancho Dominguez time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after West Rancho Dominguez are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is West Rancho Dominguez; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in West Rancho Dominguez

The strongest shaking in West Rancho Dominguez from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 7 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 West Rancho Dominguez (est.)
M 4.3 7 kmIV · Light · felt by 10,301
M 4.5 24 kmIII · Weak · felt by 21,402
M 4.4 23 kmIII · Weak · felt by 24,250
M 4.0 8 kmIII · Weak · felt by 7,217
M 3.7 13 kmIII · 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 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of West Rancho Dominguez; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 43 km NW of West Rancho Dominguez
  2. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 39 km SE of West Rancho Dominguez
  3. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 26 km NE of West Rancho Dominguez
  4. 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 47 km NNW of West Rancho Dominguez
  5. 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 49 km NNE of West Rancho Dominguez

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

Willowbrook 3 km · Gardena 4 km · Compton 5 km · Westmont 6 km · Lynwood 7 km · Carson 7 km · Lawndale 8 km · Hawthorne 8 km

Be ready

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