2022, December 20 |
6.4 |
Ferndale offshore |
40.53 |
-124.42 |
2 dead (indirectly); economic losses estimated in the hundreds of millions (US$). |
2020, May 15 |
6.5 |
Monte Cristo Range, NV |
37.81 |
-117.64 |
|
2019, July 5 |
7.1 |
Ridgecrest |
35.77 |
-117.60 |
1 dead; estimate of economic losses $5.3 billion. Preceded by M6.4 foreshock on July 4.
|
2016, December 8 |
6.5 |
Ferndale offshore |
40.48 |
-126.15 |
|
2014, August 24 |
6.0 |
South Napa |
38.22 |
-122.31 |
2 dead; economic losses estimated at $443 million to $800 million |
2014, March 9 |
6.8 |
Ferndale |
40.83 |
-125.13 |
|
2010, April 4 |
7.2 |
Calexico |
32.26 |
-115.29 |
|
2010, January 9 |
6.5 |
Ferndale |
40.65 |
-124.76 |
|
2003, December 22 |
6.5 |
San Simeon |
35.71 |
-121.10 |
|
1999, October 16 |
7.1 |
Bullion Mountains (Hector Mine) |
34.60 |
-116.27 |
Minimal injuries and damage due to sparse population in affected area |
1994, September 1 |
7.0 |
Offshore, about 70 miles W of Cape Mendocino |
40.40 |
-125.68 |
|
1994, January 17 |
6.7 |
Northridge |
34.21 |
-118.54 |
57 dead; more than 9,000 injured; about $40 billion in property damage |
1992, June 28 |
7.3 |
Landers |
34.20 |
-116.44 |
1 dead; 402 injured; $91.1 million in property damage |
1992, June 28 |
6.5 |
Big Bear |
34.17 |
-116.83 |
Included with Landers losses |
1992, April 25 |
7.2 |
Cape Mendocino |
40.33 |
-124.23 |
356 injured; $48.3 million in property damage. Followed the next day by two aftershocks of magnitude 6.6 and 6.5 |
1991, August 17 |
7.0 |
Offshore, about 100 miles NW of Eureka |
41.71 |
-125.63 |
Preceded by two quakes (M6.3 and M6.2) on August 16 and 17 |
1991, July 12 |
6.6 |
Offshore west of Crescent City |
42.02 |
-125.72 |
|
1989, October 17 |
6.9 |
Loma Prieta |
37.04 |
-121.88 |
63 dead; 3,737 injured; $6 billion in property damage |
1987, November 24 |
6.2 |
Superstition Hills |
33.09 |
-115.79 |
$3 million in property damage |
1987, November 24 |
6.6 |
Superstition Hills |
33.01 |
-115.85 |
Included with losses reported above |
1987, October 1 |
6.0 |
Whittier Narrows |
34.07 |
-118.08 |
8 dead; $358 million in property damage to 10,500 homes and businesses |
1986, July 21 |
6.4 |
Chalfant Valley |
37.54 |
-118.44 |
$2.7 million in property damage |
1984, April 24 |
6.2 |
Morgan Hill |
37.31 |
-121.68 |
$8 million in property damage |
1983, May 2 |
6.4 |
Coalinga |
36.23 |
-120.31 |
|
1980, November 8 |
7.4 |
West of Eureka |
41.12 |
-124.67 |
6 injured; $2 million in property damage |
1980, May 25 |
6.3 |
Mammoth Lakes |
37.60 |
-118.85 |
9 injured; $2 million in property damage |
1979, October 15 |
6.5 |
Imperial Valley |
32.61 |
-115.32 |
9 injured; $30 million in property damage |
1976, November 26 |
6.8 |
Offshore, about 100 mi WNW of Eureka |
41.29 |
-125.71 |
|
1971, February 9 |
6.6 |
San Fernando |
34.41 |
-118.40 |
65 dead; more than 2,000 injured; $505 million in losses |
1968, April 8 |
6.6 |
Borrego Mountain |
33.19 |
-116.13 |
|
1956, February 9 |
6.5 |
In Mexico, about 80 miles SW of El Centro |
31.75 |
-115.92 |
|
1954, December 21 |
6.6 |
East of Arcata |
40.93 |
-123.78 |
1 dead; several injured; $2.1 million in property damage |
1954, December 16 |
7.3 |
Fairview Peak, near Fallon, NV |
39.28 |
-118.12 |
|
1954, December 16 |
7.1 |
Dixie Valley, near Fallon, NV |
39.80 |
-118.10 |
|
1954, August 24 |
6.8 |
Rainbow Mountain, near Fallon, NV |
39.58 |
-118.45 |
|
1954, July 6 |
6.8 |
Rainbow Mountain, near Fallon, NV |
39.42 |
-118.53 |
|
1952, July 21 |
7.3 |
Kern County earthquake |
35.00 |
-119.02 |
12 dead; $60 million in property damage |
1947, April 10 |
6.5 |
East of Yermo |
34.98 |
-116.55 |
|
1942, October 21 |
6.6 |
West of Westmorland |
32.97 |
-116.00 |
|
1941, February 9 |
6.6 |
Offshore, about 65 miles W of Eureka |
40.70 |
-125.40 |
|
1940, May 19 |
7.0 |
Imperial Valley |
32.73 |
-115.50 |
9 dead; $6 million in property damage |
1934, December 31 |
7.0 |
In Mexico, about 100 miles SE of El Centro |
32.00 |
-114.75 |
|
1934, December 30 |
6.5 |
In Mexico, about 40 miles S of El Centro |
32.25 |
-115.50 |
|
1934, July 6 |
6.5 |
Offshore, about 100 mi WNW of Eureka |
41.25 |
-125.75 |
|
1933, March 11 |
6.4 |
Long Beach |
33.70 |
-118.00 |
115 dead; $40 million in property damage |
1932, December 21 |
7.2 |
Cedar Mountain, near Gabbs, NV |
38.75 |
-118.00 |
|
1927, November 4 |
7.1 |
40 km west of Lompoc |
34.60 |
-120.90 |
Damage in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties |
1925, June 29 |
6.8 |
Santa Barbara |
34.30 |
-119.80 |
13 dead; $8 million in property damage |
1923, January 22 |
7.2 |
Off Cape Mendocino |
40.40 |
-124.90 |
Destructive in Humboldt County; strongly felt in Reno |
1922, January 31 |
7.3 |
Offshore, about 70 mi W of Eureka |
41.00 |
-125.50 |
|
1918, July 15 |
6.5 |
Offshore, about 40 W of Eureka |
41.00 |
-125.00 |
|
1918, April 21 |
6.8 |
San Jacinto |
33.75 |
-117.00 |
1 dead; several injuries; $200,000 in property damage |
1915, November 21 |
6.6 |
In Mexico, about 60 miles S of El Centro |
32.00 |
-115.00 |
|
1911, July 1 |
6.6 |
Morgan Hill area |
37.25 |
-121.75 |
|
1906, April 18 |
7.8 |
Great San Francisco Earthquake (and Fire) |
37.70 |
-122.50 |
3,000 dead; $524 million in property damage; includes damage from fire |
1899, December 25 |
6.7 |
San Jacinto and Hemet |
33.80 |
-117.00 |
6 dead; $50,000 in property damage |
1899, July 22 |
6.4 |
Wrightwood |
34.30 |
-117.50 |
Chimneys knocked down; landslides reported |
1899, April 16 |
7.0 |
Offshore, about 80 miles west of Eureka |
41.00 |
-125.80 |
|
1898, April 15 |
Uncertain; 6.7 estimated |
Fort Bragg - Mendocino |
39.20 |
-123.80 |
Damage from Fort Bragg to Mendocino; 3 houses collapsed; landslides reported |
1898, March 31 |
6.4 |
Mare Island |
38.20 |
-122.50 |
$350,000 in property damage |
1892, April 19 |
6.6 |
Vacaville |
38.40 |
-122.00 |
1 dead; $225,000 in property damage |
1892, February 24 |
7.3 |
Laguna Salida, Baja California |
32.55 |
-115.65 |
Damage to San Diego and Imperial Valley |
1890, February 9 |
6.8 |
Uncertain; San Jacinto fault suspected |
33.40 |
-116.30 |
Little damage |
1873, November 23 |
6.9 |
Crescent City region |
42.00 |
-124.20 |
Damage in California-Oregon border area |
1872, March 26 |
7.4 |
Owens Valley |
36.70 |
-118.10 |
27 dead; 56 injured; $250,000 in property damage |
1872, March 26 |
6.8 |
Owens Valley |
36.90 |
-118.20 |
Aftershock of the 7.4 quake, same day |
1872, April 11 |
6.8 |
Owens Valley |
37.50 |
-118.50 |
Aftershock of March 26, 1872 quake |
1868, October 21 |
7.0 |
Hayward Fault |
37.70 |
-122.10 |
30 dead; $350,000 in property damage |
1865, October 8 |
6.5 |
Santa Cruz Mountains |
37.20 |
-121.90 |
$0.5 million in property damage |
1860, March 15 |
Uncertain; 6.5 estimated |
Carson City |
39.50 |
-119.50 |
|
1857, January 9 |
7.9 |
Great Fort Tejon earthquake |
36.20 |
-120.80 |
1 dead; damage from Monterey to San Bernardino County |
1852, November 29 |
Uncertain; 6.5 estimated |
Near Fort Yuma, Arizona |
32.50 |
-115 |
|
1838, June |
Uncertain; 7.4 estimated |
San Francisco to San Juan Bautista |
37.30 |
-122.15 |
Damage to San Francisco and Santa Clara |
1836, June 10 |
Uncertain; 6.4 estimated |
Near San Juan Bautista |
36.90 |
-121.50 |
[Older reports reported this quake as possibly larger and centered near Oakland] |
1812, December 21 |
Uncertain; 7.1 estimated |
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara |
34.75 |
-118.60 |
1 dead |
1812, December 8 |
Uncertain; 7.3 estimated |
Wrightwood |
34.37 |
-117.65 |
40 dead at San Juan Capistrano |
1800, November 22 |
Uncertain; 6.3 estimated |
San Diego and San Juan Capistrano region |
32.90 |
-117.80 |
Damaged adobe walls of missions in San Diego and San Juan Capistrano |
1700, January 26 |
Uncertain; 9.0 estimated |
Offshore, somewhere between Cape Mendocino and Canada |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Data not available, but it shook Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia; caused tsunami damage to villages in Japan and western United States
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