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Earthquakes near Rolling Hills Estates, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Rolling Hills Estates in the 24 hours to 3:15 am PST (11:15 UTC). The last one was M 3.2, 16 km (10 mi) E, at 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 1,090 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.2

Latest: 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026 · 16 km (10 mi) E of Rolling Hills Estates, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Rolling Hills Estates was M 3.2, 16 km (10 mi) E of Rolling Hills Estates, CA, at 12:44 am PDT on 9 October 2026, 12 km deep. 1,090 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Rolling Hills Estates was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Rolling Hills Estates since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Rolling Hills Estates in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
2
Last 30 days
5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 5.9
Last 12 months
100 · largest M 3.6 on 27 September 2026
Since 2016
782 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Reported felt
360 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Palos Verdes fault, 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

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The last 30 days

Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 12
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.2), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.6 23 km (15 mi) N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  2. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  3. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  4. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) SE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  5. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  6. 3.2 16 km (10 mi) E of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · felt by 1,090
  7. 3.6 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · felt by 1,735
  8. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  9. 2.9 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · felt by 516
  10. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  11. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  12. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  13. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  14. 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  15. 2.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · felt by 23
  16. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  17. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  18. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  19. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  20. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  21. 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  22. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  23. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  24. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  25. 2.2 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  26. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  27. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  28. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  29. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  30. 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · felt by 1
  31. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  32. 2.4 15 km (9 mi) N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  33. 2.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · felt by 24
  34. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  35. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  36. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  37. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  38. 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  39. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  40. 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · felt by 4
  41. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  42. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  43. 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  44. 1.8 17 km (10 mi) N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  45. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  46. 3.1 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · felt by 1,125
  47. 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  48. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) NE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  49. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) S of Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  50. 2.3 17 km (11 mi) SE of Rolling Hills Estates, 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 Rolling Hills Estates time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rolling Hills Estates are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Rolling Hills Estates; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Rolling Hills Estates

The strongest shaking in Rolling Hills Estates from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.3 on 17 September 2021, 10 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Rolling Hills Estates (est.)
M 4.3 10 kmIV · Light · felt by 10,301
M 3.6 11 kmIII · Weak · felt by 1,233
M 3.6 12 kmIII · Weak · felt by 1,735
M 4.1 23 kmIII · Weak · felt by 5,636
M 3.5 11 kmIII · Weak · felt by 2,359

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 12 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Rolling Hills Estates; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 38 km ESE of Rolling Hills Estates
  2. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 40 km NE of Rolling Hills Estates
  3. 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 27 km NNW of Rolling Hills Estates
  4. 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 38 km ESE of Rolling Hills Estates
  5. 5.2 1 km SW of Las Flores, California · 38 km NW of Rolling Hills Estates

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Palos Verdes Estates 3 km · Rancho Palos Verdes 6 km · Torrance 6 km · Redondo Beach 7 km · Carson 9 km · Lawndale 11 km · Manhattan Beach 12 km · Gardena 12 km

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