California's earthquake history
Below is a list of the historical earthquakes in
California, they are listed by month:
(All Times are listed in Coordinated Universal (UTC)
Time)
January
- 1857 01 09 - Fort Tejon, California - M
7.9
- 2010 01 10 - Offshore Northern California - M
6.5
- 1994 01 17 - Northridge, California - M
6.7
- 1923 01 22 - Humbolt County, California - M
7.2
- 1922 01 31 - Eureka, California - M
7.3

February
- 1971 02 09 - San Fernando, California - M
6.6
- 1890 02 24 - Corralitos, California - M
6.3
- 1892 02 24 - Imperial Valley, California - M
7.8
March
- 1901 03 03 - Parkfield, California - M
6.4
- 1922 03 10 - Parkfield, California - M
6.1
- 1933 03 11 - Long Beach, California - M 6.4
- 1957 03 22 - Daly City, California - M 5.3
- 1872 03 26 - Owens Valley, California - M 7.4
- 1898 03 31 - Mare Island, California - M 6.3
April
- 1898 04 15 - Mendocino County, California - M 6.8
- 1899 04 16 - Eureka, California - M 7.0
- 1906 04 18 - San Francisco, California - M
7.8
- 1892 04 19 - Vacaville, California - M
6.4
- 1892 04 21 - Winters, California - M
6.4
- 1918 04 21 - San Jacinto, California - M
6.8
- 1992 04 23 -
Joshua Tree - M 6.2
- 1984 04 24 - Morgan Hill, California - M
6.2
- 1992 04 25 - Cape Mendocino, California - M
7.2

May
- 1983 05 02 - Coalinga, California - M
6.4
- 1940 05 19 - Imperial Valley, California - M
7.1
- 1980 05 25 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M
6.2
- 1980 05 27 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.0
June
- 1838 06 - San Francisco area, California - M
6.8
- 1932 06 06 - Eureka, California - M
6.4
- 1934 06 08 - Parkfield, California - M
6.1
- 1836 06 10 -
South San Francisco Bay region, California - M 6.5
- 2005 06 15 - Off the Coast of Northern California -
M 7.2
- 2005 06 17 - Off the Coast of Northern California -
M 6.6
- 1897 06 20 - Calaveras fault, California - M 6.3
- 1915 06 23 - Imperial Valley, California - M
6.3
- 1992 06 28 - Big Bear, California - M
6.5
- 1966 06 28 - Parkfield, California - M
6.1
- 1992 06 28 - Landers, California - M 7.3
- 1991 06 28 - Sierra Madre, California - M 5.6
- 1926 06 29 - Santa Barbara, California - M 5.5
- 1925 06 29 - Santa Barbara, California - M 6.8
July
- 1911 07 01 - Calaveras fault, California - M
6.5
- 1986 07 08 - North Palm Springs, California - M
6.1
- 1986 07 21 - Chalfant Valley, California - M
6.2
- 1952 07 21 - Kern County, California - M
7.3
August
- 1989 08 08 - Santa Cruz County, California - M
5.4
- 1952 08 22 - Kern County, California - M
5.8
September
- 1966 09 12 - Truckee, California - M
5.9
- 2004 09 28 - Central California - M
6.0

October
- 1987 10 01 - Whittier Narrows, California - M
5.9
- 1969 10 02 - Santa Rosa, California - M
5.7
- 1987 10 04 - Whittier Narrows, California - M
5.6
- 1865 10 08 - Santa Cruz Mountains, California - M
6.5
- 1979 10 15 - Imperial Valley, Mexico - California
Border - M 6.4
- 1999 10 16 - Hector Mine, California - M
7.1
- 1989 10 18 - Loma Prieta, California - M
6.9
- 1868 10 21 - Hayward, California - M
6.8
- 1926 10 22 - Monterey Bay, California - M
6.1
- 1955 10 24 - Concord, California - M
5.4
November
- 1927 11 04 - Lompoc, California - M
7.1
- 1980 11 08 - Humboldt County, California - M
7.2
- 1873 11 23 - California - Oregon Coast - M
7.3
- 1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M
6.7
- 1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M
6.5

December
- 1812 12 08 - Southwest of San Bernardino County,
California - M 6.9
- 1954 12 21 - Eureka, California - M
6.5
- 1812 12 21 - West of Ventura, California - M
7.1
- 2003 12 22 - San Simeon, California - M
6.6
- 1899 12 25 - San Jacinto, California - M
6.7
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