Major earthquakes in California since 1900 (M6+)

M6+55

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LargestM7.41922

M7+3

LatestM6.62016-12-08

Per decade

1900s6

1910s6

1920s7

1930s1

1940s8

1950s5

1960s1

1970s3

1980s6

1990s6

2000s3

2010s3

2020s0

Depth

0–70 km42

70–300 km0

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.4 1922-01-31	1922-01-31 13:17	15 km	123 km W of Big Lagoon, California
M7.2 2005-06-15	2005-06-15 02:50	16 km	153 km W of Big Lagoon, California
M7.1 1994-09-01	1994-09-01 15:15	10 km	121 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.8 1954-11-25	1954-11-25 11:16	10 km	123 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.8 2014-03-10	2014-03-10 05:18	16 km	77 km WNW of Indianola, California
M6.8 1941-02-09	1941-02-09 09:44	15 km	84 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.7 1984-09-10	1984-09-10 03:14	10 km	217 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.6 1971-02-09	1971-02-09 14:00	9 km	1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California
M6.6 1995-02-19	1995-02-19 04:03	5 km	126 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.6 2005-06-17	2005-06-17 06:21	12 km	196 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.6 2016-12-08	2016-12-08 14:49	8 km	164 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.6 1992-04-26	1992-04-26 11:18	22 km	32 km SW of Ferndale, California
M6.5 1918-07-15	1918-07-15 00:23	15 km	52 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California
M6.5 2003-12-22	2003-12-22 19:15	8 km	10 km NE of San Simeon, California
M6.5 1941-10-03	1941-10-03 16:13	10 km	68 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.5 1911-07-01	1911-07-01 21:59	10 km	Near Morgan Hill, California
M6.5 1992-04-26	1992-04-26 07:41	19 km	30 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M6.4 1949-03-24	1949-03-24 20:56	15 km	169 km W of Crescent City, California
M6.4 1915-12-31	1915-12-31 12:20	15 km	187 km W of Trinidad, California
M6.4 1906-04-23	1906-04-23 09:10	–	Northwest of Eureka, California
M6.4 1956-10-11	1956-10-11 16:48	10 km	155 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.3 1926-10-22	1926-10-22 12:35	15 km	22 km S of Davenport, California
M6.3 1945-05-19	1945-05-19 15:07	10 km	191 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M6.3 1941-05-13	1941-05-13 16:01	10 km	201 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M6.3 1915-05-06	1915-05-06 12:09	15 km	237 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M6.3 1926-10-22	1926-10-22 13:35	10 km	16 km SW of Davenport, California
M6.3 1976-11-26	1976-11-26 11:19	42 km	67 km W of Trinidad, California
M6.3 2012-12-14	2012-12-14 10:36	13 km	279 km SSW of Avalon, California
M6.2 1926-12-10	1926-12-10 08:38	15 km	183 km WNW of Indianola, California
M6.2 1960-08-09	1960-08-09 07:39	10 km	219 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.2 1923-07-23	1923-07-23 07:30	5 km	3 km SE of San Bernardino, California
M6.2 1903-08-03	1903-08-03 06:49	–	Near San Jose, California
M6.2 1980-05-27	1980-05-27 14:50	14 km	9 km SW of Aspen Springs, California
M6.1 1957-02-09	1957-02-09 16:38	15 km	172 km WSW of Crescent City, California
M6.1 1903-06-11	1903-06-11 13:12	–	Near San Jose, California
M6.1 1905-05-26	1905-05-26 02:50	–	Northwest of Huron, California
M6.1 1980-05-25	1980-05-25 16:33	7 km	11 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California
M6.1 1980-05-25	1980-05-25 19:44	12 km	8 km W of Aspen Springs, California
M6.1 1984-11-23	1984-11-23 18:08	8 km	4 km NNW of Round Valley, California
M6.1 1993-05-17	1993-05-17 23:20	4 km	46km E of Big Pine, California
M6.1 1936-06-03	1936-06-03 09:15	10 km	123 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M6.0 1951-10-08	1951-10-08 04:10	15 km	53 km SW of Ferndale, California
M6.0 1972-03-01	1972-03-01 09:28	11 km	105 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.0 1952-09-22	1952-09-22 11:41	15 km	31 km NW of Shelter Cove, California
M6.0 1908-11-04	1908-11-04 08:37	–	Death Valley area, California
M6.0 1909-10-29	1909-10-29 06:45	–	Near Rio Dell, California
M6.0 1910-03-19	1910-03-19 00:11	–	Offshore Humboldt County, California
M6.0 1910-05-06	1910-05-06 16:40	–	Near Bishop, California
M6.0 1922-01-26	1922-01-26 09:31	–	153 km WNW of Indianola, California
M6.0 1925-06-04	1925-06-04 12:02	–	72 km WSW of Crescent City, California

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.