| Magnitude |
Date |
Location |
Comments |
|
7.9 |
Jan. 9, 1857 |
Fort Tejon |
2 killed, 220-mile surface scar |
| 7.9 |
April 18, 1906 |
San Francisco |
3,000 killed, $524 million in property damage, including fire damage |
| 7.8 |
March 26, 1872 |
Owens Valley |
27 killed, 3 aftershocks of 6.25+ |
| 7.5 |
July 21, 1952 |
Kern County |
12 killed, 3 aftershocks of 6+ |
| 7.3 |
Jan. 31, 1922 |
West of Eureka* |
37 miles offshore |
| 7.3 |
Nov. 4, 1927 |
SW of Lompoc* |
No major injuries, slight damage |
| 7.3 |
June 28, 1992 |
Landers |
1 killed, 400 injured, 6.5 aftershock |
| 7.2 |
Jan. 22, 1923 |
Mendocino |
Damaged homes in several towns |
| 7.2 |
Nov. 8, 1980 |
West of Eureka* |
Injured 6, $1.75 million in damage |
| 7.2 |
April 25, 1992 |
Cape Mendocino* |
6.5 and 6.6 aftershocks |
| 7.1 |
Oct. 16, 1999 |
Ludlow (Hector Mine Quake) |
Remote, so minimal damage |
| 7.1 |
May 18, 1940 |
El Centro |
9 killed, $6 million in damage |
| 6.9 |
Oct. 17, 1989 |
Loma Prieta |
63 killed |
| 6.7 |
Jan. 17, 1994 |
Northridge |
61 killed, $15 billion in damage |
| 6.6 |
Feb. 9, 1971 |
San Fernando |
65 killed, $50 million in damage |
.* Offshore quake
Note: There are several magnitude 7.0 earthquakes not shown on this chart.