City seismic atlas · United States
Reported earthquakes near Los Angeles
This view centres a 300 km search around Los Angeles, covering Southern California, nearby offshore waters and parts of the surrounding region. It compares source-reported earthquakes by distance from the city centre; the radius is not a shaking, damage or risk boundary.
- Centre
- 34.052, -118.244
- Radius
- 300 km
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
USGS · 2016–2025
Reported M4+ history near Los Angeles
Source period: –
- M4.0+
- 217
- M5.0+
- 13
- M6.0+
- 2
Strongest event in the period
M7.1 · Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
- UTC
- Jul 6, 2019, 3:19 AM
- Depth
- 8 km
- Distance from search centre
- 200 km
Nearest event in the period
M4.4 · 4 km SSE of Highland Park, CA
- UTC
- Aug 12, 2024, 7:20 PM
- Depth
- 10.98 km
- Distance from search centre
- 7 km
Generated: .
Saved snapshot for the period dated below; it may be outdated. The latest shared package is requested when this page opens.
Shared package · 30 days
Recently reported earthquakes near Los Angeles
Showing the latest 12 of 27 M2.5+ events within 300 km from the shared 30-day package
Package generated: . Source of earthquake data: U.S. Geological Survey.
Earthquake24 methodology
What this view means
This page selects reported epicentres within 300 km of the GeoNames coordinates for Los Angeles. Historical counts use magnitude 4.0 or greater over ten complete calendar years. Recent events come from Earthquake24's shared 30-day package.
GeoNames records a population of 3,820,914 for this entry. It is a source field, not a metropolitan population figure.
Source of earthquake data: U.S. Geological Survey. USGS does not endorse Earthquake24 or ZENIT GROUP S.A.S.. City search data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.