Biggest Earthquakes in California
Showing 20 biggest earthquakes in California of all time, sourced from USGS data, on an interactive map.
Biggest Earthquakes
- M7.5
The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake
72 years ago
|Depth: 6.00 km - M7.3
The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake
32 years ago
|Depth: -0.10 km - M7.2
The 1992 Petrolia, California Earthquake
33 years ago
|Depth: 9.86 km - M7.1
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
5 years ago
|Depth: 8.00 km - M7.1
The 1999 Hector Mine, California Earthquake
25 years ago
|Depth: 13.73 km - M6.9
The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake
35 years ago
|Depth: 17.21 km - M6.9
The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake
85 years ago
|Depth: 6.00 km - M6.7
Northridge, California, earthquake
31 years ago
|Depth: 18.20 km - M6.7
The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake
42 years ago
|Depth: 9.58 km - M6.7
The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake
107 years ago
|Depth: 10.00 km - M6.6
The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake
37 years ago
|Depth: 11.18 km - M6.6
1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California
54 years ago
|Depth: 8.95 km - M6.6
The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California Earthquake
57 years ago
|Depth: 10.00 km - M6.6
The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California Earthquake
82 years ago
|Depth: 6.00 km - M6.5
10 km NE of San Simeon, California
21 years ago
|Depth: 8.38 km - M6.5
The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake
70 years ago
|Depth: 0.00 km - M6.5
The 1947 Manix, California Earthquake
78 years ago
|Depth: 6.00 km - M6.5
The 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake
103 years ago
|Depth: 0.00 km - M6.5
113 years ago
|Depth: 10.00 km - M6.4
Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
5 years ago
|Depth: 10.50 km