Biggest Earthquakes Near California - Since 1917
A comprehensive real-time tracking of the biggest and strongest earthquakes CA in the last since 1917.
Biggest Earthquakes in California
By Magnitude, Last Since 1917
| Map Index | When | Where | Magnitude | Depth (km / mi) | Lat / Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1906 San Francisco, California | 7.9 | 960 | 11.70 / 7.27 | 37.75 / -122.55 |
| 2 | 72 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1952 Kern County, California | 7.5 | 967 | 6.00 / 3.73 | 34.96 / -119.00 |
| 3 | 103 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 123 km W Of Big Lagoon, California | 7.4 | 845 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 41.19 / -125.61 |
| 4 | 33 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1992 Landers, California | 7.3 | 1402 | -0.10 / -0.06 | 34.20 / -116.44 |
| 5 | 44 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1980 Eureka, California | 7.2 | 798 | 19.00 / 11.81 | 41.12 / -124.25 |
| 6 | 20 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 153 km W Of Big Lagoon, California | 7.2 | 1318 | 16.00 / 9.94 | 41.29 / -125.95 |
| 7 | 15 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico | 7.2 | 2910 | 9.99 / 6.21 | 32.29 / -115.30 |
| 8 | 33 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1992 Petrolia, California | 7.2 | 904 | 9.86 / 6.12 | 40.34 / -124.23 |
| 9 | 102 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1923 Humboldt County, California | 7.1 | 780 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 40.48 / -125.03 |
| 10 | 25 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1999 Hector Mine, California | 7.1 | 1576 | 13.73 / 8.53 | 34.60 / -116.27 |
| 11 | 70 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada | 7.1 | 776 | 12.00 / 7.46 | 39.20 / -118.00 |
| 12 | 30 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 121 km W Of Ferndale, California | 7.1 | 776 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 40.40 / -125.68 |
| 13 | 6 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 Ridgecrest Sequence | 7.1 | 1646 | 8.00 / 4.97 | 35.77 / -117.60 |
| 14 | A Month Ago | 🇺🇸 2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California | 7.0 | 1544 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 40.37 / -125.02 |
| 15 | A Month Ago | 🇺🇸 99 km WSW Of Ferndale, California | 7.0 | 877 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 40.30 / -125.38 |
| 16 | 33 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 136 km WSW Of Brookings, Oregon | 7.0 | 754 | 1.30 / 0.81 | 41.68 / -125.86 |
| 17 | 85 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1940 Imperial Valley, California | 6.9 | 732 | 6.00 / 3.73 | 32.84 / -115.38 |
| 18 | 33 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 103 km W Of Pistol River, Oregon | 6.9 | 732 | 11.00 / 6.84 | 42.18 / -125.64 |
| 19 | 35 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California | 6.9 | 1602 | 17.21 / 10.70 | 37.04 / -121.88 |
| 20 | 97 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1927 Lompoc, California | 6.9 | 732 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 34.68 / -120.70 |
| 21 | 70 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 123 km W Of Ferndale, California | 6.8 | 722 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 40.45 / -125.71 |
| 22 | 100 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1925 Santa Barbara, California | 6.8 | 716 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 34.30 / -119.80 |
| 23 | 69 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 34km ENE Of Maneadero, B.C., MX | 6.8 | 711 | 6.00 / 3.73 | 31.83 / -116.23 |
| 24 | 11 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 77 km WNW Of Indianola, California | 6.8 | 1211 | 16.44 / 10.22 | 40.83 / -125.13 |
| 25 | 92 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada | 6.8 | 711 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 38.60 / -117.95 |