Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in West Whittier-Los Nietos in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 3.2, 24 km (15 mi) SSW, 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: 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) SSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
The most recent earthquake near West Whittier-Los Nietos was M 3.2, 24 km (15 mi) SSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA, at 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026, 12 km deep. 1,088 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in West Whittier-Los Nietos was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of West Whittier-Los Nietos in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 6.1
- Last 12 months
- 88 · largest M 3.2 on 9 October 2026
- Since 2016
- 806 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 7 km (4 mi) N of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- Reported felt
- 388 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 5 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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- 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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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 3.2 24 km (15 mi) SSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 1,088
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) NNE of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) SW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.9 18 km (11 mi) SW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 516
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) ESE of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.6 22 km (14 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 23
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 24
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 3.1 18 km (11 mi) SW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 1,125
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) W of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) ESE of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 10
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) SW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
- 2.5 23 km (15 mi) WSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 280
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) SSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 196
- 2.4 18 km (11 mi) SSW of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · felt by 443
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 Whittier-Los Nietos time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after West Whittier-Los Nietos are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is West Whittier-Los Nietos; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in West Whittier-Los Nietos
The strongest shaking in West Whittier-Los Nietos from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 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.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in West Whittier-Los Nietos (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.5 | 7 km | IV · Light · felt by 21,402 | |
| M 4.4 | 16 km | IV · Light · felt by 24,250 | |
| M 4.3 | 24 km | III · Weak · felt by 10,301 | |
| M 3.6 | 13 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,679 | |
| M 4.0 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 7,217 |
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 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of West Whittier-Los Nietos; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 39 km S of West Whittier-Los Nietos
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 9 km N of West Whittier-Los Nietos
- 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 33 km NNE of West Whittier-Los Nietos
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 39 km ENE of West Whittier-Los Nietos
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 28 km E of West Whittier-Los Nietos
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Puente Hills blind thrust system, 5 km from its surface trace
- Raymond fault, 17 km from its surface trace
- Hollywood fault, 19 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Pico Rivera 3 km · Whittier 3 km · Santa Fe Springs 4 km · South Whittier 4 km · Montebello 5 km · Downey 7 km · Bell Gardens 8 km · Norwalk 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 Whittier-Los Nietos, 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.