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California Earthquake History
Since April 30, 1900, the USGS has recorded 1,665 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in California, 107 of them magnitude 6 or above. The strongest was M 7.9.
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Strongest in California
M 7.9 · The 1906 San Francisco, California EarthquakeApril 18, 1906M 7.5 · The 1952 Kern County, California EarthquakeJuly 21, 1952M 7.4 · 123 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaJanuary 31, 1922M 7.3 · The 1992 Landers, California EarthquakeJune 28, 1992M 7.2 · The 1980 Eureka, California EarthquakeNovember 8, 1980M 7.2 · The 1992 Petrolia, California EarthquakeApril 25, 1992M 7.2 · 153 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaJune 15, 2005M 7.1 · The 1923 Humboldt County, California EarthquakeJanuary 22, 1923M 7.1 · Gulf of CaliforniaDecember 9, 1901M 7.1 · Baja California, MexicoDecember 12, 1902
All recorded earthquakes
M 4.8 mlJanuary 17, 1994
10km SSW of Valencia, California · depth 12 km
M 4.7 mlJanuary 17, 1994
4km NNW of Pacoima, California · depth 6 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 17, 1994
2km NW of Northridge, California · depth 6 km
M 5.2 mlJanuary 17, 1994
9km N of Chatsworth, California · depth 5 km
M 4.8 mlJanuary 17, 1994
5km N of Granada Hills, California · depth 5 km
M 4.9 mlJanuary 17, 1994
3km N of Northridge, California · depth 6 km
M 5.9 mlJanuary 17, 1994
1km ENE of Granada Hills, California · depth 5 km
M 6.7 mwJanuary 17, 1994
Northridge, California, earthquake · depth 18 km
M 4.8 mwNovember 14, 1993
8 km NW of Parkfield, California · depth 11 km
M 5.4 mwOctober 23, 1993
178 km W of Ferndale, California · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mlOctober 18, 1993
108km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), California · depth 6 km
M 5.0 mlAugust 21, 1993
12km S of Joshua Tree, California · depth 8 km
M 4.7 mdAugust 11, 1993
14 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · depth 9 km
M 5.2 mlMay 28, 1993
21km SW of Lamont, California · depth 21 km
M 4.5 mlMay 20, 1993
23km ENE of Coso Junction, California · depth -0 km
M 4.8 mlMay 19, 1993
49km E of Big Pine, California · depth 4 km
M 4.8 mlMay 18, 1993
48km ESE of Big Pine, California · depth 4 km
M 4.7 mlMay 18, 1993
47km E of Big Pine, California · depth 4 km
M 4.6 mlMay 17, 1993
54km E of Big Pine, CA · depth 4 km
M 6.1 mwMay 17, 1993
46km E of Big Pine, California · depth 4 km
M 4.5 mlFebruary 11, 1993
15km NNE of Barstow, California · depth 2 km
M 4.9 mwJanuary 16, 1993
9 km E of Gilroy, California · depth 7 km
M 4.7 mlDecember 4, 1992
9km SSE of Lucerne Valley, California · depth 1 km
M 4.6 mcDecember 4, 1992
9km SSE of Lucerne Valley, California · depth 2 km
M 5.3 mlDecember 4, 1992
10km SE of Lucerne Valley, California · depth 1 km
M 4.6 mbNovember 27, 1992
235 km W of Ferndale, California · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mlNovember 27, 1992
10km NNW of Big Bear City, California · depth -0 km
M 4.5 mlOctober 11, 1992
21km ENE of Barstow, California · depth 2 km
M 4.6 mlOctober 2, 1992
35km ENE of Lucerne Valley, California · depth 2 km
M 5.3 mlSeptember 15, 1992
9km SE of Yucca Valley, California · depth 7 km
M 5.2 mlAugust 17, 1992
7km SE of Big Bear Lake, California · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mlAugust 15, 1992
4km SE of Yucca Valley, California · depth -1 km
M 4.6 mlAugust 8, 1992
29km N of Yucca Valley, California · depth 1 km
M 4.8 mlAugust 5, 1992
11km NE of Barstow, California · depth -1 km
M 4.6 mlJuly 28, 1992
2km E of Yucca Valley, California · depth -1 km
M 4.8 mlJuly 25, 1992
15km NNE of Thousand Palms, California · depth 4 km
M 5.0 mlJuly 24, 1992
13km NE of Thousand Palms, California · depth 7 km
M 4.7 mlJuly 20, 1992
12km NNE of Barstow, California · depth -1 km
M 4.5 mlJuly 20, 1992
11km NE of Barstow, California · depth 4 km
M 5.7 mlJuly 11, 1992
12km NW of California City, California · depth 10 km
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.