List of earthquakes in California - Wikipedia
WEBList of earthquakes in California. The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also ...
California's Big Earthquakes - California Department of …
WEBRead more about California's big quakes and the damage they caused here; or dive into the geology and how to prepare on our Earthquakes and Faults page. California Department of Conservation administers a variety of programs vital to California's public safety, environment and economy.
Southern California Earthquake Data Center at Caltech
WEBCatalogs of all southern California events recorded since 1932 can be accessed elsewhere. The earthquakes which are listed here are marked with colored squares indicating magnitude. The scale is as follows: Under magnitude 4.5. Magnitude 4.5 to 5.4.
Timeline: Historic Earthquakes in California - scpr.org
WEBMore than 100 earthquakes occur each day in California, though most are small in magnitude and do not cause damage. Here's a look at some of the larger temblors in state history.
Major Earthquakes in California during the past 100 years
WEBNov 22, 2021 · A geographical analysis of the major earthquakes that affected California since the turn of the 20th century
The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake - USGS Earthquake …
WEBThe California earthquake of April 18, 1906 ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. Today, its importance comes more from the wealth of scientific knowledge derived from it than from its sheer size.
California earthquake history | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBJan 1, 2004 · This paper presents an overview of the advancement in our knowledge of California's earthquake history since ??? 1800, and especially during the last 30 years. We first review the basic statewide research on earthquake occurrences that was published from 1928 through 2002, to show how the current catalogs and their levels of completeness have ...
Revisiting California’s past great earthquakes and long-term earthquake …
WEBDec 15, 2020 · In this study, we revisit the three largest historical earthquakes in California—the 1857 Fort Tejon, 1872 Owens Valley, and 1906 San Francisco earthquakes—to review their published moment magnitudes, and compare their estimated shaking distributions with predictions using modern ground‐motion models (GMMs) and ground‐motion intensity ...
California's Earthquake History - California Department of Public Health
WEBCalifornia'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)
7 Biggest Earthquakes in California History—Napa's Not Even …
WEBAug 25, 2014 · Here are the biggest earthquakes in California's recorded history, according to magnitude estimates from the U.S Geological Survey.