Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Laguna Niguel, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Laguna Niguel in the 24 hours to 1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC). The last one was M 3.5, 35 km (22 mi) SW, at 1:22 pm PDT on 5 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 126 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.1
Latest: 12:36 pm PST on 7 December 2025 · 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Laguna Niguel, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Laguna Niguel was M 3.1, 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Laguna Niguel, CA, at 12:36 pm PST on 7 December 2025, 13 km deep. 208 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Laguna Niguel was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Laguna Niguel 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 Niguel in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 1 · since 2016, about one every 1 months
- Last 12 months
- 10 · largest M 3.1 on 7 December 2025
- Since 2016
- 123 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.6 on 6 June 2024, 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- Reported felt
- 42 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 7 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 23 km (14 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 26
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) NE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 3
- 3.1 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 208
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 2.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 37
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) NE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 2.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 28
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 4
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 in Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 16
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) W of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) W of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 13
- 3.4 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1,022
- 3.6 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 3,895
- 2.8 22 km (14 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 613
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NE of Laguna Niguel, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) W of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Laguna Niguel, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of Laguna Niguel, 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 Niguel time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Laguna Niguel are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Laguna Niguel; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Laguna Niguel
The strongest shaking in Laguna Niguel from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.6 on 6 June 2024, 22 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 Niguel (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.6 | 22 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,895 | |
| M 3.4 | 22 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,022 | |
| M 3.1 | 18 km | II · Weak · felt by 208 | |
| M 2.3 | 1 km | II · Weak · felt by 16 | |
| M 2.5 | 7 km | II · Weak |
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 Niguel; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 30 km WNW of Laguna Niguel
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 35 km NE of Laguna Niguel
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 48 km N of Laguna Niguel
- 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 29 km WNW of Laguna Niguel
- 5.2 8km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 27 km NE of Laguna Niguel
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- San Joaquin Hills thrust, 9 km from its surface trace
- San Onofre fault, 21 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Aliso Viejo 5 km · Dana Point 6 km · Laguna Beach 7 km · Ladera Ranch 9 km · Mission Viejo 9 km · Laguna Woods 10 km · Laguna Hills 10 km · Lake Forest 14 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 Niguel, 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.