Earthquakes near Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

The latest 50

1. 3.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 1,735 Sep 27, 2026
   8:40 am PDT
2. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 19, 2026
   12:36 pm PDT
3. 2.9 21 km (13 mi) NE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
   1:32 pm PDT
4. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
   2:29 pm PDT
5. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
   2:25 pm PDT
6. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:17 am PDT
7. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:12 am PDT
8. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:09 am PDT
9. 2.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
   4:32 am PDT
10. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    3:27 am PDT
11. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    3:07 am PDT
12. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:52 am PDT
13. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:51 am PDT
14. 1.7 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:46 am PDT
15. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:43 am PDT
16. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:41 am PDT
17. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:40 am PDT
18. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:40 am PDT
19. 2.2 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:04 am PDT
20. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:04 am PDT
21. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    1:31 am PDT
22. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    1:06 am PDT
23. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:39 am PDT
24. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
    12:38 am PDT
25. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:36 am PDT
26. 2.4 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:35 am PDT
27. 2.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
    12:34 am PDT
28. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:31 am PDT
29. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:29 am PDT
30. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:23 pm PDT
31. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:12 pm PDT
32. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:05 pm PDT
33. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:06 am PDT
34. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
    7:57 am PDT
35. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:45 pm PDT
36. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:40 pm PDT
37. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:40 pm PDT
38. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 8, 2026
    10:47 pm PDT
39. 3.1 21 km (13 mi) NE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
    12:13 am PDT
40. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) SE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Sep 5, 2026
    9:48 am PDT
41. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Aug 26, 2026
    11:51 am PDT
42. 2.3 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Aug 17, 2026
    6:15 pm PDT
43. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Aug 16, 2026
    5:11 am PDT
44. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Aug 11, 2026
    8:20 pm PDT
45. 2.3 25 km (16 mi) SE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 1 Aug 8, 2026
    5:43 am PDT
46. 2.5 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 280 Aug 2, 2026
    8:50 pm PDT
47. 2.3 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 196 Jul 30, 2026
    10:44 am PDT
48. 2.4 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · felt by 443 Jul 30, 2026
    2:36 am PDT
49. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Jul 5, 2026
    10:49 am PDT
50. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Jun 26, 2026
    11:05 pm PDT

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 Rancho Palos Verdes time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rancho Palos Verdes are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Rancho Palos Verdes; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Rancho Palos Verdes; the five largest:

1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 38 km ESE of Rancho Palos Verdes 1933
2. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 45 km NE of Rancho Palos Verdes 1987
3. 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 30 km NNW of Rancho Palos Verdes 1927
4. 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 38 km ESE of Rancho Palos Verdes 1933
5. 5.2 1 km SW of Las Flores, California · 40 km NW of Rancho Palos Verdes 1930

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

• Palos Verdes fault, 7 km from its surface trace
• San Pedro Basin fault, 16 km from its surface trace
• Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 22 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Rolling Hills 3 km · Palos Verdes Estates 6 km · Hermosa Beach 13 km · Carson 14 km · Manhattan Beach 16 km · Gardena 18 km · Long Beach 18 km · El Segundo 20 km

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