A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck North Hollywood late Sunday night, just hours after the 97th Academy Awards wrapped up at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The tremor occurred at approximately 10:13 p.m., with shaking felt across several parts of Los Angeles, including Pasadena, Long Beach, San Fernando Valley, Torrance, Redondo Beach, and Glendale, NBC Los Angeles reported.
Despite the widespread tremors, there were no immediate reports of injuries or structural damage, ABC 7 confirmed. The Los Angeles Fire Department announced on X that it would not enter “earthquake mode,” a protocol activated for significant seismic events requiring damage assessments.
The quake’s impact was noticeable at various Oscars afterparties. A live stream of Vanity Fair’s event at the Wallis Annenberg Center, located about four miles from the Dolby Theatre, captured moments of shaking, The Sun reported. Additionally, some guests at the exclusive Governors Ball at the Ovation Hollywood Complex reportedly felt the tremors, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
More than 9,000 people used the USGS “Did You Feel It?” tool to report the earthquake.
Sunday night’s tremor is the latest in a series of seismic events across California in 2025. Last month, two earthquakes measuring 3.7 and 3.5 magnitudes hit the Malibu area. On February 14, two quakes of 3.4 and 3.2 magnitudes were recorded near Hayward, south of San Francisco, USGS data shows.
