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Earthquakes Near Gardena, California 90249 Today

Live data from USGS · Monitoring ZIP code 90249 Updated just now

57 small earthquakes nearby today, including 1 that may have been felt. This is typical activity.

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Recent Earthquakes Near Gardena, California

57 earthquakes have been recorded within 250 miles of Gardena, California in the past 24 hours. Alertra monitors seismic activity near ZIP code 90249 using live data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), updated every 60 seconds. Whether you felt shaking or are checking if an earthquake just happened near Gardena, this earthquake watch dashboard provides real-time magnitude data, an interactive seismic map, and earthquake history going back 15+ years.

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📊 Earthquake Watch — Gardena

Live seismic risk assessment · Updated every 60 seconds from USGS

Current Threat Level
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Threat score: 15 / 100

Some seismic activity near Gardena. Most too small to feel.

Earthquakes nearby 57
Closest to you M1.9, 43 mi
Strongest in last 24hr M3.5, Light shaking
Last felt M4.0+ 20 days ago
Tracking Area
Gardena
LIVE EARTHQUAKES
Found 57 in region
Major (6.0+)
Moderate (4.0 - 5.9)
Minor (Below 4.0)
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🌍 Recent Earthquakes Near Gardena

Past 24 hours within 250 miles · Source: USGS

Showing events within 250 miles · Past 24 hours · Source: USGS
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MagnitudeWhat You'd FeelLocationDistanceWhen
M3.5 		Light shaking 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA 245 mi 12:36 PM Details →
M2.2 		Rarely felt 7 km SW of Idyllwild, CA 89 mi 9:31 AM Details →
M2.2 		Rarely felt 17 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX 172 mi 1:26 AM Details →
M2.2 		Rarely felt 5 km NW of Pinnacles, CA 245 mi 6:37 PM Details →
M2.2 		Rarely felt 24 km SSE of Porterville, CA 140 mi 4:13 PM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 8 km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA 67 mi 10:45 AM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 6 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA 245 mi 9:36 PM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA 245 mi 2:14 PM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 8 km NNW of West Bishop, CA 244 mi 9:59 PM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 17 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX 172 mi 2:23 AM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 6 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX 182 mi 4:40 AM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 4 km SSW of Castaic, CA 43 mi 7:09 PM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 6 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA 245 mi 6:42 PM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 6 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA 245 mi 6:39 PM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 17 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX 172 mi 12:09 AM Details →
M1.8 		Not felt 6 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA 245 mi 1:21 PM Details →
M1.7 		Not felt 6 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA 246 mi 10:16 PM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 17 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX 172 mi 5:41 AM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX 182 mi 7:37 AM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 6 km NW of Boron, CA 86 mi 11:16 PM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 14 km NW of Bodfish, CA 123 mi 1:46 PM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 6 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA 246 mi 1:11 PM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 14 km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA 123 mi 3:48 PM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 6 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA 246 mi 1:01 PM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 6 km N of Progreso, B.C., MX 181 mi 4:41 AM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 5 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA 245 mi 1:28 PM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 16 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX 172 mi 2:28 AM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX 182 mi 10:41 PM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX 182 mi 5:57 AM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 3 km S of Borrego Springs, CA 121 mi 7:40 AM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 4 km N of Progreso, B.C., MX 181 mi 2:22 AM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 8 km E of Pine Mountain Club, CA 78 mi 2:37 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 17 km SW of Lamont, CA 97 mi 12:00 AM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 17 km SW of Lamont, CA 97 mi 6:13 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 23 km N of Searles Valley, CA 152 mi 6:16 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 8 km N of Cabazon, CA 89 mi 6:59 AM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 16 km SE of Anza, CA 106 mi 6:59 AM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 102 mi 11:09 AM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 8 km SSE of Redlands, CA 67 mi 1:29 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 12 km E of Julian, CA 121 mi 2:34 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 6 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA 151 mi 11:04 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 11 km N of Searles Valley, CA 145 mi 3:53 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 13 km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA 123 mi 1:37 PM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 15 km NE of Little Lake, CA 150 mi 11:54 AM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 21 km ESE of Anza, CA 110 mi 7:30 PM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 5 km E of Wofford Heights, CA 124 mi 7:38 AM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 8 km NNE of Pala, CA 81 mi 9:43 AM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 8 km SSE of Redlands, CA 67 mi 5:35 AM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 7 km WSW of Anza, CA 94 mi 11:00 PM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 20 km ESE of Anza, CA 110 mi 7:21 PM Details →
M0.4 		Not felt 7 km S of Idyllwild, CA 94 mi 7:53 PM Details →
M0.4 		Not felt 20 km SW of Little Lake, CA 132 mi 12:30 PM Details →
M0.3 		Not felt 4 km SW of Aguanga, CA 88 mi 11:34 AM Details →
M0.3 		Not felt 10 km NE of Aguanga, CA 92 mi 7:46 AM Details →
M0.2 		Not felt 11 km N of Borrego Springs, CA 119 mi 12:14 PM Details →
M0.2 		Not felt 4 km WSW of Anza, CA 96 mi 4:29 PM Details →
M-0.1 		Not felt 10 km WNW of Warner Springs, CA 100 mi 5:59 AM Details →

📈 Earthquake History — Gardena

Since 2010 · M2.5+ · 250 mi radius

Gardena has recorded 14,430 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater within 250 miles since 2010. The largest was a M7.1 on Jul 6, 2019, located Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence. On average, the area experiences approximately 1227 notable seismic events per year.

M2.5+ in Past 7 Days

Mon
0
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Tue
0
—
Wed
1
MAX M2.8
Thu
0
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Fri
1
MAX M3.0
Sat
2
MAX M3.3
Sun
1
MAX M3.5
Since 2010 · M2.5+ · 250 mi

Yearly Activity · 14430 events

Past Week
View:
M2.5–4 (bars)
M4+ (line, right axis)
Yearly Earthquake Activity by Magnitude01k2k3k4k050100150'10'13'16'19'22'252010: 2,355 (M2.5–4), 90 (M4+)2011: 802 (M2.5–4), 31 (M4+)2012: 753 (M2.5–4), 36 (M4+)2013: 541 (M2.5–4), 18 (M4+)2014: 573 (M2.5–4), 16 (M4+)2015: 424 (M2.5–4), 13 (M4+)2016: 518 (M2.5–4), 14 (M4+)2017: 444 (M2.5–4), 6 (M4+)2018: 447 (M2.5–4), 13 (M4+)2019: 3,112 (M2.5–4), 133 (M4+)2020: 909 (M2.5–4), 33 (M4+)2021: 637 (M2.5–4), 21 (M4+)2022: 454 (M2.5–4), 19 (M4+)2023: 466 (M2.5–4), 16 (M4+)2024: 656 (M2.5–4), 36 (M4+)2025: 491 (M2.5–4), 12 (M4+)2026: 329 (M2.5–4), 12 (M4+)
Event count (bars)
Seismic energy index (line)
Yearly Seismic Energy Release01k2k3k4k020.0B40.0B60.0B'10'13'16'19'22'252010: 2,445 events, Energy: 934.2M2011: 833 events, Energy: 153.5M2012: 789 events, Energy: 3.3B2013: 559 events, Energy: 93.4M2014: 589 events, Energy: 120.0M2015: 437 events, Energy: 84.3M2016: 532 events, Energy: 147.1M2017: 450 events, Energy: 29.8M2018: 460 events, Energy: 159.7M2019: 3,245 events, Energy: 49.8B2020: 942 events, Energy: 923.8M2021: 658 events, Energy: 177.8M2022: 473 events, Energy: 2.1B2023: 482 events, Energy: 120.1M2024: 692 events, Energy: 275.2M2025: 503 events, Energy: 112.4M2026: 341 events, Energy: 74.1M
Largest Recorded
M7.1
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
Jul 6, 2019
Avg Noticeable / Year
45.3
Estimated felt (MMI ≥ II)

Strongest Recorded Earthquakes

M7.1 Jul 6, 2019
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
M6.5 May 15, 2020
Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake
M6.4 Jul 4, 2019
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
M6.3 Dec 14, 2012
279 km SSW of Avalon, California
M6.2 Nov 22, 2022
28 km SW of Las Brisas, Mexico
M6.0 Jul 8, 2021
Antelope Valley, CA
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🛡️ Earthquake Safety — Gardena, California

What Gardena residents should know before, during, and after an earthquake

🏠 Step 1

Before: Secure Your Space

Bolt heavy furniture to walls. Keep an emergency kit within arm's reach of where you sleep. Know your exits.

🛡️ Step 2

During: Drop, Cover, Hold On

Drop to your hands and knees. Take cover under sturdy furniture. Hold on until the shaking stops. Stay away from windows.

🚪 Step 3

After: Check and Evacuate

Check for injuries and damage. If you smell gas, leave immediately and call 911. Expect aftershocks.

72-Hour Emergency Kit

✓ 1 gallon of water per person per day
✓ Non-perishable food (3-day supply)
✓ Battery-powered NOAA weather radio
✓ Flashlight and extra batteries
✓ First aid kit
✓ Whistle to signal for help
✓ N95 dust masks
✓ Plastic sheeting and duct tape
✓ Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
✓ Manual can opener

Notable US Seismic History

1994 Northridge, CA
M6.7
57 fatalities, $50B in damage. One of the costliest US natural disasters.
2011 Virginia
M5.8
Felt across 22 states. The most widely felt earthquake in US history.
2018 Anchorage, AK
M7.1
Major infrastructure damage across south-central Alaska.

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Alertra is an earthquake monitoring platform built by a team of engineers in Arizona focused on natural disaster safety technology. We provide real-time earthquake alerts and risk assessments to help communities prepare before disaster strikes.

Alertra ingests real-time seismic data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and combines it with over 15 years of legacy earthquake records to build localized risk models for communities like Gardena. Our threat scores, historical trend charts, and proximity alerts are all derived from this data — updated every 60 seconds.

Earthquake FAQ — Gardena, California

Was there an earthquake in Gardena today?

57 small earthquakes nearby today, including 1 that may have been felt. This is typical activity. This page shows all earthquakes detected within 250 miles of Gardena in the past 24 hours, updated every 60 seconds from USGS.

Did an earthquake just happen near Gardena?

Check the live earthquake table above for the most recent seismic events near 90249. Alertra detects earthquakes right now as they happen and can send you instant earthquake alerts for Gardena.

What is the earthquake history for Gardena, California?

Alertra tracks USGS seismic records going back 15+ years for the Gardena area. View the historical trends chart above to see yearly earthquake frequency and the largest recorded event near 90249.

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