M3.2

USGS earthquake · M3.22 km SW of Signal Hill, CA

Name: M3.2 earthquake at 2 km SW of Signal Hill, CA
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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🇺🇸 - United States

Oct 9, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC · 15 days ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 2 km SW of Signal Hill, CA, with a marker at its epicenter

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Shaking intensity

Strongest contour: Weak (III). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth12.0 km

Origin timeOct 9, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC

Coordinates33.788, -118.184

Tsunami flagNot reported

Estimated shakingLight (IV)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap

Reported shakingWeak (III)From 1,072 public reports

Magnitude scaleLocal magnitude

SolutionReviewed by a seismologist

Who felt it

Nearby places

Signal Hill, CA2 km SW of the epicentre
Long Beach, CA3 km SW of the epicentre
Lakewood, CA9 km SSW of the epicentre
Seal Beach, CA9 km NW of the epicentre
Torrance, CA15 km ESE of the epicentre

Places listed by USGS. Distances are to the epicentre.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

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USGS earthquake · M3.22 km SW of Signal Hill, CA

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