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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Rowland Heights, CA

M 3.2

Latest: 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Rowland Heights was M 3.2, 29 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA, at 5:37 am PDT on 2 September 2026. 730 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
639 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
46
Largest since 2016
M 4.5 on 18 September 2020, 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Rowland Heights, CA
Reported felt
308 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Rowland Heights, CA
  2. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) SW of Rowland Heights, CA
  3. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA
  4. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Rowland Heights, CA
  5. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA
  6. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 730
  7. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NE of Rowland Heights, CA
  8. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA
  9. 2.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 128
  10. 2.0 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 10
  11. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 4
  12. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA
  13. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 11
  14. 3.0 28 km (17 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 402
  15. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA
  16. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Rowland Heights, CA
  17. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA
  18. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) SW of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 196
  19. 2.4 27 km (17 mi) SW of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 443
  20. 1.7 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Rowland Heights, CA
  21. 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Rowland Heights, CA
  22. 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Rowland Heights, CA
  23. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rowland Heights, CA
  24. 2.1 23 km (15 mi) WSW of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 63
  25. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 151
  26. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Rowland Heights, CA
  27. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA
  28. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA
  29. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA
  30. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 1
  31. 1.5 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Rowland Heights, CA
  32. 1.8 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Rowland Heights, CA
  33. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NE of Rowland Heights, CA
  34. 2.3 28 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 38
  35. 1.5 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Rowland Heights, CA
  36. 1.5 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Rowland Heights, CA
  37. 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Rowland Heights, CA
  38. 1.9 30 km (18 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA
  39. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Rowland Heights, CA
  40. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Rowland Heights, CA
  41. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA
  42. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NE of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 1
  43. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Rowland Heights, CA
  44. 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA
  45. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Rowland Heights, CA
  46. 2.3 14 km (9 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 1
  47. 1.5 9 km (5 mi) SW of Rowland Heights, CA
  48. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, CA
  49. 3.4 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Rowland Heights, CA · felt by 549
  50. 1.7 9 km (6 mi) SE of Rowland Heights, 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 Rowland Heights time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rowland Heights are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Rowland Heights; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 39 km SSW of Rowland Heights
  2. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 19 km WNW of Rowland Heights
  3. 5.8 The 1991 Sierra Madre, California Earthquake · 34 km NNW of Rowland Heights
  4. 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 27 km NE of Rowland Heights
  5. 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 13 km ESE of Rowland Heights

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. 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

La Habra 6 km · Brea 7 km · Fullerton 12 km · Placentia 12 km · Yorba Linda 13 km · Chino Hills 14 km · Buena Park 15 km

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