Jan. 9, 1857

7.9

36.20

-120.80

Great Fort Tejon earthquake

1 dead; damage
from Monterey to San Bernardino 
County

Jan. 17, 1994

6.7

34.21

-118.54

Northridge

57 dead; more than 9,000 injured; about $40 billion in property damage

Jan. 22, 1923

7.2

40.40

-124.90

Off Cape Mendocino

Destructive in Humboldt County; strongly felt in Reno

Jan. 26, 1700

9.0?

?

?

Offshore, somewhere between Cape Mendocino and Canada

Data not available,
but shook northern California, Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia; caused tsunami damage to villages in Japan and western US

Jan. 31, 1922

7.3

41.00

-125.50

Offshore, about 70 mi W of Eureka

Feb. 9, 1890

6.8

33.40

-116.30

San Jacinto fault?

Little damage

Feb. 9, 1971

6.6

34.41

-118.4

San Fernando

65 dead; more than 2,000 injured; $505 million in losses

Feb. 24, 1892

7.3

32.55

-115.65

Laguna Salida, Baja California

Damage to San Diego and Imperial Valley

Mar. 10, 1922

6.3

36.10

-120.60

Parkfield

Mar. 11, 1933

6.4

33.70

-118.00

Long Beach

115 dead; $40 million in property damage

Mar. 26, 1872

7.4

36.70

-118.10

Owens Valley

27 dead; 56 injured; $250,000 in property damage

Mar. 31, 1898

6.4

38.20

-122.50

Mare Island

$350,000 in property damage

Apr. 8, 1968

6.6

33.19

-116.13

Borrego Mountain

Apr. 10, 1947

6.5

34.98

-116.55

East of Yermo

Apr. 15, 1898

6.7?

39.20

-123.80

Fort Bragg - Mendocino

Damage from Fort Bragg to Mendocino; 3 houses collapsed; landslides reported

Apr. 16, 1899

7.0

41.00

-126.00

Offshore, about 80 miles west of Eureka

Apr. 18, 1906

7.8

37.70

-122.50

Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

3,000 dead; $524 million in property damage (includes damage from fire)

Apr. 19, 1892

6.6

38.40

-122.00

Vacaville

1 dead; $225,000 in property damage

Apr. 21, 1918

6.8

33.75

-117.00

San Jacinto

1 dead; several injuries; $200,000 in property damage

Apr. 24, 1984

6.2

37.31

-121.68

Morgan Hill

$8 million in property damage

Apr. 25, 1992

7.2

40.33

-124.23

Cape Mendocino area

356 injured; $48.3 million in property damage; two M 6.6 aftershocks on following day

May 2, 1983

6.4

36.23

-120.31

Coalinga

 May 19, 1940

7.0

32.73

-115.50

Imperial Valley

9 dead; $6 million in property damage

May 25, 1980

6.2

37.60

-118.85

Mammoth Lakes

May 25, 1980

6.0

37.63

-118.93

Mammoth Lakes

June 1838

7.4?

37.30

-122.15

San Francisco to San Juan Bautista

Damage to San Francisco and Santa Clara

June 28, 1992

7.3

34.20

-116.44

Landers

1 dead; 402 injured; $91.1 million in property damage

June 28, 1992

6.5

34.17

-116.83

Big Bear

Included with Landers losses, above

Jun. 29, 1925

6.8

34.30

-119.80

Santa Barbara

13 dead; $8 million in property damage

July 1, 1911

6.4

37.25

-121.75

Morgan Hill area

July 21, 1952

7.3

35.00

-119.02

Kern County earthquake

12 dead; $60 million
in property damage

July 21, 1986

6.4

37.54

-118.44

Chalfant Valley

July 22, 1899

6.4

34.30

-117.50

Wrightwood

Chimneys knocked down; landslides reported

Aug. 17, 1991

7.0

41.71

-125.63

Offshore, about 100 miles NW of Eureka

Preceded by two quakes (6.3 and 6.2) on Aug. 16 and 17

Sep. 1, 1994

7.0

40.40

-125.68

Offshore, about 70 miles W of Cape Mendocino

Oct. 1, 1987

6.0

34.07

-118.08

Whittier Narrows

8 dead; $358 million in property damage to 10,500 homes and businesses

Oct. 8, 1865

6.5

37.20

-121.90

Santa Cruz Mountains

$0.5 million in property damage

Oct. 15, 1979

6.5

32.61

-115.32

Imperial Valley

9 injured; $30 million
in property damage

Oct. 16, 1999

7.1

34.60

-116.27

Bullion Mountains (Hector Mine)

Minimal injuries and damage due to sparse population in affected area

Oct. 17, 1989

6.9

37.04

-121.88

Loma Prieta

63 dead; 3,737 injured; $6 billion in property damage

Oct. 21, 1868

7.0

37.70

-122.10

Hayward Fault

30 dead; $350,000 in property damage

Oct. 21, 1942

6.4

32.97

-116.00

About 25 miles W of Westmoreland

Nov. 4, 1927

7.1

34.60

-120.90

40 km west of Lompoc

Damage in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties

Nov. 4, 1908

6.0

36.00

-117.00

SW of Death Valley

Nov. 8, 1980

7.4

41.12

-124.67

West of Eureka

6 injured; $2 million
in property damage

Nov. 21, 1915

6.6

32.00

-115.00

In Mexico, about 60 miles S of El Centro

Nov. 22, 1800

6.3?

32.90

-117.80

San Diego/San Juan Capistrano region

Damaged adobe walls of missions in San Diego and San Juan Capistrano

Nov. 23, 1873

6.9

42.00

-124.20

Crescent City region

Damage in California-Oregon border area

Nov. 24, 1987

6.2

33.09

-115.79

Superstition Hills

$3 million in property damage

Nov. 24, 1987

6.6

33.01

-115.85

Superstition Hills

part of above damage

Dec. 4, 1948

6.0

33.93

-116.38

Desert Hot Springs

Dec. 8, 1812

7.3

34.37

-117.65

Wrightwood

40 dead at San Juan Capistrano

Dec. 16, 1954

7.3

39.28

-118.12

Fairview Peak, near Fallon, NV

Dec. 16, 1954

7.1

39.80

-118.10

Dixie Valley, near Fallon, NV

Dec. 21, 1812

7.1

34.75

-118.60

Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara

1 dead

Dec. 21, 1954

6.6

40.93

-123.78

East of Arcata

1 dead; several injured; $2.1 million in property damage

Dec. 25, 1899

6.7

33.80

-117.00

San Jacinto and Hemet

6 dead; $50,000 in property damage

Dec 31, 1934

7.0

32.00

-114.75

In Mexico, about 100 miles SE of El Centro