Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Laguna Hills, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Laguna Hills in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 3.5, 43 km (27 mi) SSW, at 1:22 pm PDT on 5 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 126 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.0
Latest: 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026 · 25 km (16 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Laguna Hills was M 3.0, 25 km (16 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA, at 11:17 pm PDT on 11 August 2026, 3 km deep. 402 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Laguna Hills was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Laguna Hills since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Laguna Hills in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.9
- Last 12 months
- 29 · largest M 3.1 on 7 December 2025
- Since 2016
- 377 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 1 May 2024, 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Laguna Hills, CA
- Reported felt
- 157 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 1 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) W of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 26
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 36
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) NE of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 19
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 4
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 11
- 3.0 25 km (16 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 402
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.0 22 km (13 mi) NE of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NE of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 3
- 3.1 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 208
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 37
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) S of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) S of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 5
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) S of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.7 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 28
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 21
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) N of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 2
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) W of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 12
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Laguna Hills, CA
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) W of Laguna Hills, CA · felt by 4
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Laguna Hills, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Laguna Hills time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Laguna Hills are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Laguna Hills; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Laguna Hills
The strongest shaking in Laguna Hills from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.1 on 1 May 2024, 23 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Laguna Hills (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.1 | 23 km | III · Weak · felt by 8,407 | |
| M 4.0 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,942 | |
| M 3.6 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,895 | |
| M 3.4 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 1,022 | |
| M 3.6 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 824 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Laguna Hills; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 27 km W of Laguna Hills
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 31 km ENE of Laguna Hills
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 38 km N of Laguna Hills
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 27 km W of Laguna Hills
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 21 km ENE of Laguna Hills
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 1 km from its surface trace
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- Elsinore fault, 27 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Laguna Woods 1 km · Mission Viejo 4 km · Lake Forest 4 km · Aliso Viejo 5 km · Ladera Ranch 9 km · Turtle Rock 10 km · Laguna Niguel 10 km · Laguna Beach 10 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Laguna Hills, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.