PAGE 1

                                UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT

                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)  October 31, 1995
                                                --------------------------

                         SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
              ------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                   California
                  ---------------------------------------------
                  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation


                1-1402                             95-1240705
       ----------------------         ------------------------------------
       Commission File Number         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


             555 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, California 90013-1011
             ---------------------------------------------------------
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
                                  (Zip Code)


                               (213) 244-1200
             ----------------------------------------------------
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




PAGE 2


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

Southern California Gas Company will redeem all of its First Mortgage Bonds,
Series  X,  due  2020  (the  "Series X Bonds") on  December  1,  1995  at  a
redemption price equal to 106.95% of the principal amount of the Bonds  plus
accrued  interest  to  the  redemption date.  Approximately  $18,435,000  of
Series  X  Bonds  are  currently outstanding.  This  amount  represents  the
remaining portion of Series X Bonds that were not tendered in November 1993.


SIGNATURE
- ---------

Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly caused this report to be signed on its  behalf  by  the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
- -------------------------------
        (Registrant)


       Larry J. Dagley
- -------------------------------
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Chief Accounting Officer
and duly authorized signatory)

Date:  October 31, 1995
     ---------------------