Earthquake Now: 3.5-magnitude quake rattles Los Angeles County coastline
An earthquake now centered off the Southern California coast shook the Los Angeles County shoreline late Sunday: the U. S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 3. 5 temblor at 9: 40 p. m. Sunday, followed minutes later by a smaller 1. 9 aftershock.
Earthquake Now: where and when the 3. 5 quake struck
The U. S. Geological Survey listed the event at 9: 40 p. m. Sunday and placed it near Rancho Palos Verdes. One report placed the quake 13 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes and 13 miles from Los Angeles, with distances of 14 miles from Palos Verdes Estates, 14 miles from Rolling Hills Estates and 14 miles from Avalon on Catalina Island. Another report placed the temblor just over 14 miles off the coast near Catalina Island. The quake was recorded at a depth of 6. 8 miles in one account and described as nearly seven miles deep in another.
Felt along the coast and east to Fullerton
The USGS's "Did You Feel It?" report showed shaking along the Los Angeles County coastline and as far east as northern Orange County near Fullerton. There have been no reports of injuries or damage tied to the quake.
Aftershocks and recent activity off the Southern California coast
Minutes after the 3. 5 event, a 1. 9-magnitude aftershock occurred. The temblor is the third earthquake reported off the Southern California coast in the last week: earlier events included a 3. 0-magnitude quake 11 miles southeast of Port Hueneme in Ventura County and a 2. 9-magnitude temblor four miles west of Malibu. In the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3. 0 or greater centered nearby, and a recent three-year data sample shows an average of five earthquakes with magnitudes of 3. 0 to 4. 0 occur per year in the Greater Los Angeles area.
How the alert was generated and what officials invite the public to do
The initial item was produced by an automated system called Quakebot, which monitors the latest earthquakes detected by the U. S. Geological Survey; a Times editor reviewed the post before it was published. The USGS invites people who felt shaking to report what they experienced to its "Did You Feel It?" system. Emergency-preparedness material tied to the event includes a newsletter called Unshaken that breaks down readiness into bite-sized steps over six weeks and covers earthquake kits, which apps to use and guidance from Lucy Jones.
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Updated on: February 22, 2026 / 10: 26 PM PST / CBS LA. This is a developing story.
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If you felt this earthquake now, the USGS asks that you submit a report to its "Did You Feel It?" system to help map shaking. This is a developing story; updates will follow as more information becomes available.
