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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 5.0 msNovember 8, 1980
44 km W of Ferndale, California · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbNovember 8, 1980
39 km W of Trinidad, California · depth 15 km
M 4.6 mbNovember 8, 1980
68 km W of Ferndale, California · depth 15 km
M 5.0 mbNovember 8, 1980
54 km SW of Ferndale, California · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbNovember 8, 1980
105 km WSW of Ferndale, California · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbNovember 8, 1980
83 km WSW of Ferndale, California · depth 15 km
M 7.2 mwNovember 8, 1980
The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake · depth 19 km
M 4.5 mlSeptember 24, 1980
10 km W of Huron, California · depth 11 km
M 4.6 mlSeptember 8, 1980
24 km NNW of Benton, California · depth 13 km
M 4.7 mbSeptember 7, 1980
30 km NNW of Benton, California · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mlSeptember 7, 1980
30 km NNW of Benton, California · depth 5 km
M 5.0 msSeptember 7, 1980
25 km NNW of Benton, California · depth 15 km
M 4.9 mbSeptember 4, 1980
26 km N of Benton, California · depth 20 km
M 4.5 mbSeptember 2, 1980
Baja California, Mexico · depth 15 km
M 4.6 mbAugust 31, 1980
Baja California, Mexico · depth 15 km
M 4.6 mlAugust 1, 1980
13 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · depth 3 km
M 5.4 mlAugust 1, 1980
12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · depth 5 km
M 5.0 mlJune 29, 1980
27 km NW of Benton, California · depth 7 km
M 4.7 mlJune 11, 1980
13 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · depth 5 km
M 4.7 mlJune 1, 1980
14 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 4 km
M 4.9 mlMay 31, 1980
8 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mlMay 31, 1980
California-Nevada border region · depth 7 km
M 4.9 mlMay 29, 1980
26 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · depth -0 km
M 4.6 mlMay 28, 1980
9 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · depth 4 km
M 4.9 mlMay 28, 1980
California-Nevada border region · depth 3 km
M 4.8 mlMay 27, 1980
7 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 4 km
M 6.2 mlMay 27, 1980
9 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 14 km
M 4.7 mlMay 26, 1980
13 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 2 km
M 5.7 mlMay 26, 1980
14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 2 km
M 4.8 mlMay 26, 1980
12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · depth 1 km
M 4.5 mlMay 26, 1980
10 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 4 km
M 5.1 mlMay 26, 1980
12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · depth 7 km
M 4.5 mlMay 26, 1980
9 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 7 km
M 4.7 mlMay 26, 1980
12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · depth 3 km
M 5.0 mlMay 25, 1980
10 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · depth 14 km
M 4.9 mlMay 25, 1980
0 km WSW of Sunny Slopes, California · depth 4 km
M 5.7 mlMay 25, 1980
12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mlMay 25, 1980
9 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · depth 3 km
M 6.1 mlMay 25, 1980
8 km W of Aspen Springs, California · depth 12 km
M 4.6 mlMay 25, 1980
California-Nevada border region · depth 0 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.