Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Topanga, CA
M 2.9
Latest: 8:11 pm PDT on 25 May 2026 · 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Topanga, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Topanga was M 2.9, 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Topanga, CA, at 8:11 pm PDT on 25 May 2026. 139 people reported feeling it to USGS. 24 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 869 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 61
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.7 on 12 September 2024, 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Topanga, CA
- Reported felt
- 449 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 27 km (16 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Topanga, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Topanga, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) W of Topanga, CA
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Topanga, CA · felt by 47
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Topanga, CA · felt by 58
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) N of Topanga, CA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Topanga, CA
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) SE of Topanga, CA · felt by 122
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Topanga, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Topanga, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SE of Topanga, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) S of Topanga, CA
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) N of Topanga, CA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Topanga, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Topanga, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Topanga, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Topanga, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Topanga, CA
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Topanga, CA
- 2.9 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Topanga, CA · felt by 139
- 2.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Topanga, CA · felt by 106
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Topanga, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) S of Topanga, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Topanga, CA · felt by 11
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) S of Topanga, CA
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Topanga, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of Topanga, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Topanga, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Topanga, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Topanga, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Topanga, CA · felt by 1
- 2.8 27 km (16 mi) WSW of Topanga, CA · felt by 64
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) S of Topanga, CA
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Topanga, CA
- 2.0 5 km (3 mi) E of Topanga, CA
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Topanga, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA · felt by 239
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Topanga, CA · felt by 37
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Topanga, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Topanga, 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 Topanga time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Topanga are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Topanga; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 24 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Topanga; the five largest:
- 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 15 km NNE of Topanga
- 6.6 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California · 42 km NNE of Topanga
- 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 48 km E of Topanga
- 5.9 1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · 23 km NNE of Topanga
- 5.8 10km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 42 km NNE of Topanga
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Santa Monica fault, 6 km from its surface trace
- Malibu Coast fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Dume fault, 13 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Santa Monica 13 km · Malibu 18 km · Thousand Oaks 23 km · Simi Valley 26 km · El Segundo 26 km · Inglewood 27 km · Lennox 29 km · Manhattan Beach 29 km
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