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Earthquakes Near Universal City, California 91608 Today

Live data from USGS · Monitoring ZIP code 91608 Updated just now

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Recent Earthquakes Near Universal City, California

120 earthquakes have been recorded within 250 miles of Universal City, California in the past 24 hours. Alertra monitors seismic activity near ZIP code 91608 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 Universal City, 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 — Universal City

Live seismic risk assessment · Updated every 60 seconds from USGS

Current Threat Level
Normal
LowModerateHigh
Threat score: 19 / 100

Some seismic activity near Universal City. Most too small to feel.

Earthquakes nearby 120
Closest to you M1.6, 21 mi
Strongest in last 24hr M2.8, Rarely felt
Last felt M4.0+ 1 day ago
Tracking Area
Universal City
LIVE EARTHQUAKES
Found 120 in region
Major (6.0+)
Moderate (4.0 - 5.9)
Minor (Below 4.0)
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🌍 Recent Earthquakes Near Universal City

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
M2.8 		Rarely felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 5:44 AM Details →
M2.6 		Rarely felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 6:29 PM Details →
M2.5 		Rarely felt 3 km SSE of Frazier Park, CA 56 mi 1:50 PM Details →
M2.4 		Rarely felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 6:54 PM Details →
M2.3 		Rarely felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 10:49 PM Details →
M2.2 		Rarely felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 5:01 PM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 6 km SSE of Parkfield, CA 166 mi 11:51 AM Details →
M2.1 		Rarely felt 19 km NNE of Indio, CA 126 mi 7:04 PM Details →
M2.0 		Rarely felt 10 km NNW of Simmler, CA 131 mi 12:53 PM Details →
M2.0 		Not felt 19 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 7:11 PM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 33 km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX 182 mi 6:42 AM Details →
M1.9 		Not felt 4 km ESE of Vincent, CA 29 mi 5:31 AM Details →
M1.8 		Not felt 6 km SE of Parkfield, CA 165 mi 11:52 AM Details →
M1.7 		Not felt 22 km ESE of Anza, CA 118 mi 4:56 AM Details →
M1.7 		Not felt 5 km NNW of Boron, CA 74 mi 11:19 PM Details →
M1.7 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 1:42 PM Details →
M1.6 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 6:26 PM Details →
M1.6 		Not felt 7 km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA 21 mi 5:56 AM Details →
M1.6 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 7:59 PM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 2 km SE of Frazier Park, CA 57 mi 3:56 PM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 20 km ENE of Little Lake, CA 135 mi 11:25 AM Details →
M1.5 		Not felt 2 km WSW of Wilkerson, CA 216 mi 3:59 AM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 7:29 PM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 2 km W of Orange, CA 37 mi 12:26 AM Details →
M1.4 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 3:56 AM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 5:59 PM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 23 km ENE of San Lucas, CA 199 mi 3:44 PM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 6:19 AM Details →
M1.3 		Not felt 15 km SE of Pinnacles, CA 219 mi 3:42 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 5 km SSE of Home Gardens, CA 53 mi 6:15 PM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 17 km SW of La Quinta, CA 116 mi 7:57 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 11 km NNW of Anza, CA 100 mi 7:45 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 11:04 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 7:26 PM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 10:01 PM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 6 km SSE of Redlands, CA 69 mi 7:14 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 0 km E of Loma Linda, CA 63 mi 12:07 AM Details →
M1.2 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 7:19 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 5:06 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 5 km SSE of Parkfield, CA 166 mi 12:03 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 9 km S of Idyllwild, CA 98 mi 2:08 AM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 7:17 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 6 km S of Mojave, CA 60 mi 6:57 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 7:35 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 7:16 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 7:09 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 17 km N of Indio, CA 124 mi 2:05 AM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 4 km N of Frazier Park, CA 60 mi 7:52 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 16 km SSW of Tehachapi, CA 60 mi 7:22 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 7 km E of Calimesa, CA 79 mi 10:06 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 6 km E of Calimesa, CA 79 mi 5:00 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 23 km N of Ridgecrest, CA 123 mi 11:54 AM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 9:28 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 10:23 AM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 8:46 AM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 10:53 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 5:07 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 2 km SSE of Frazier Park, CA 57 mi 4:16 PM Details →
M1.1 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 5:07 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 8:46 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 22 km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA 120 mi 6:31 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 10 km N of Coso Junction, CA 140 mi 5:58 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 7:18 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 20 km E of Little Lake, CA 131 mi 5:23 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 7 km W of Tecate, B.C., MX 144 mi 2:56 PM Details →
M1.0 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 8:33 PM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 7 km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA 63 mi 12:40 PM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 7:25 PM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 4:01 PM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 20 km N of Searles Valley, CA 136 mi 2:34 AM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 15 km NE of Little Lake, CA 134 mi 1:21 AM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 6 km SSE of Redlands, CA 69 mi 7:24 AM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 19 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 5:19 AM Details →
M0.9 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 7:18 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 3 km NE of San Dimas, CA 33 mi 8:40 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 7 km SSW of Redlands, CA 67 mi 8:26 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 5:21 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 3 km SSW of Redlands, CA 67 mi 6:16 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 19 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 5:47 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 4 km ENE of Llano, CA 43 mi 3:26 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 3 km W of Redlands, CA 65 mi 2:04 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 18 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 86 mi 4:18 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 15 km W of Johannesburg, CA 90 mi 7:53 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 16 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 87 mi 9:25 PM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 20 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX 181 mi 4:18 AM Details →
M0.8 		Not felt 5 km S of Redlands, CA 68 mi 3:00 AM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 12 km SW of Searles Valley, CA 118 mi 2:18 AM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 23 km N of Ridgecrest, CA 123 mi 11:52 AM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 11 km WSW of Niland, CA 169 mi 3:31 AM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 7 km E of Calimesa, CA 80 mi 10:15 PM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 19 km NNE of Indio, CA 126 mi 8:34 PM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 16 km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA 123 mi 2:32 PM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 3 km NW of Hemet, CA 82 mi 7:07 PM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 7 km ESE of Valle Vista, CA 92 mi 5:27 AM Details →
M0.7 		Not felt 23 km N of Ridgecrest, CA 123 mi 11:55 AM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 11 km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA 128 mi 12:55 PM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 18 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA 114 mi 5:38 AM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 11 km WNW of Calipatria, CA 171 mi 3:32 AM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 3 km E of Running Springs, CA 73 mi 11:09 PM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 19 km NNE of Indio, CA 126 mi 5:38 PM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 4 km WSW of Anza, CA 103 mi 3:20 PM Details →
M0.6 		Not felt 15 km SW of Johannesburg, CA 85 mi 5:32 PM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 7 km WSW of Anza, CA 102 mi 6:45 AM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 18 km NW of Parkfield, CA 180 mi 1:36 PM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 6 km SSE of Redlands, CA 69 mi 7:33 AM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 20 km NNE of Indio, CA 126 mi 5:38 PM Details →
M0.5 		Not felt 19 km W of Searles Valley, CA 121 mi 10:59 PM Details →
M0.4 		Not felt 16 km E of Little Lake, CA 128 mi 4:15 AM Details →
M0.4 		Not felt 4 km WSW of Anza, CA 103 mi 1:08 PM Details →
M0.4 		Not felt 24 km N of Ridgecrest, CA 124 mi 11:56 AM Details →
M0.4 		Not felt 7 km WSW of Anza, CA 102 mi 7:12 AM Details →
M0.4 		Not felt 24 km N of Ridgecrest, CA 123 mi 11:54 AM Details →
M0.3 		Not felt 5 km SSE of Parkfield, CA 166 mi 12:10 PM Details →
M0.3 		Not felt 7 km WSW of Anza, CA 102 mi 6:18 AM Details →
M0.2 		Not felt 11 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA 118 mi 7:35 PM Details →
M0.1 		Not felt 9 km S of Idyllwild, CA 100 mi 7:49 AM Details →
M0.1 		Not felt 6 km WSW of Anza, CA 102 mi 4:19 PM Details →
M0.1 		Not felt 10 km NNW of Anza, CA 100 mi 7:49 AM Details →
M-0.1 		Not felt 7 km WSW of Anza, CA 102 mi 6:47 AM Details →
M-0.1 		Not felt 4 km WSW of Anza, CA 103 mi 3:32 AM Details →

📈 Earthquake History — Universal City

Since 2010 · M2.5+ · 250 mi radius

Universal City has recorded 14,921 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 1231 notable seismic events per year.

M2.5+ in Past 7 Days

Wed
0
—
Thu
4
MAX M3.5
Fri
0
—
Sat
1
MAX M3.0
Sun
7
MAX M4.1
Mon
3
MAX M4.3
Tue
1
MAX M2.8
Since 2010 · M2.5+ · 250 mi

Yearly Activity · 14921 events

Past Week
View:
M2.5–4 (bars)
M4+ (line, right axis)
Yearly Earthquake Activity by Magnitude01k2k3k4k050100150'10'13'16'19'22'252010: 2,227 (M2.5–4), 76 (M4+)2011: 766 (M2.5–4), 23 (M4+)2012: 762 (M2.5–4), 36 (M4+)2013: 560 (M2.5–4), 18 (M4+)2014: 646 (M2.5–4), 16 (M4+)2015: 458 (M2.5–4), 13 (M4+)2016: 584 (M2.5–4), 16 (M4+)2017: 552 (M2.5–4), 7 (M4+)2018: 486 (M2.5–4), 14 (M4+)2019: 3,172 (M2.5–4), 135 (M4+)2020: 987 (M2.5–4), 36 (M4+)2021: 687 (M2.5–4), 21 (M4+)2022: 487 (M2.5–4), 16 (M4+)2023: 517 (M2.5–4), 17 (M4+)2024: 682 (M2.5–4), 36 (M4+)2025: 519 (M2.5–4), 12 (M4+)2026: 325 (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: 2,303 events, Energy: 897.7M2011: 789 events, Energy: 130.8M2012: 798 events, Energy: 3.3B2013: 578 events, Energy: 93.8M2014: 662 events, Energy: 121.1M2015: 471 events, Energy: 84.5M2016: 600 events, Energy: 154.0M2017: 559 events, Energy: 42.4M2018: 500 events, Energy: 162.8M2019: 3,307 events, Energy: 49.9B2020: 1,023 events, Energy: 932.7M2021: 708 events, Energy: 179.2M2022: 503 events, Energy: 80.2M2023: 534 events, Energy: 127.8M2024: 718 events, Energy: 275.8M2025: 531 events, Energy: 113.7M2026: 337 events, Energy: 73.5M
Largest Recorded
M7.1
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
Jul 6, 2019
Avg Noticeable / Year
46.2
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 — Universal City, California

What Universal City 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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Earthquake FAQ — Universal City, California

Was there an earthquake in Universal City today?

120 tiny quakes nearby. Too small to feel. Completely normal background activity. This page shows all earthquakes detected within 250 miles of Universal City in the past 24 hours, updated every 60 seconds from USGS.

Did an earthquake just happen near Universal City?

Check the live earthquake table above for the most recent seismic events near 91608. Alertra detects earthquakes right now as they happen and can send you instant earthquake alerts for Universal City.

What is the earthquake history for Universal City, California?

Alertra tracks USGS seismic records going back 15+ years for the Universal City area. View the historical trends chart above to see yearly earthquake frequency and the largest recorded event near 91608.

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