Biggest Earthquakes Near Northern California
Northern California has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 2 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 64 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 332 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 4,140 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Northern California:
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1989-04-03 17:46:34 UTC
at 17:46
April 03, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.422, -121.795
4.2 km from
East Foothills
(3.2 miles)
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Depth: 9 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1990-04-07 02:39:18 UTC
at 02:39
April 07, 1990 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.872, -121.985
4.2 km from
Diablo
(2.2 miles)
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Depth: 1 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1974-01-06 13:55:23 UTC
at 13:55
January 06, 1974 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.122, -121.493
30.2 km from
Burney
(18.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1975-08-15 22:27:51 UTC
at 22:27
August 15, 1975 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.493, -120.39
21.2 km from
San Joaquin
(13.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1975-08-03 02:47:08 UTC
at 02:47
August 03, 1975 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.478, -121.501
4.2 km from
Oroville East
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 7 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1976-07-06 03:55:16 UTC
at 03:55
July 06, 1976 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.399, -121.601
6.2 km from
Palermo
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1980-01-25 05:24:34 UTC
at 05:24
January 25, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.0, -122.0
3.2 km from
Concord
(2.2 miles)
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1980-01-25 05:12:42 UTC
at 05:12
January 25, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.0, -122.0
3.2 km from
Concord
(2.2 miles)
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1980-12-24 15:48:34 UTC
at 15:48
December 24, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.52, -118.902
15.2 km from
Mammoth Lakes
(9.2 miles)
Depth: 0 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1980-04-13 06:15:54 UTC
at 06:15
April 13, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.787, -121.578
7.2 km from
San Juan Bautista
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1980-05-26 01:19:03 UTC
at 01:19
May 26, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.61, -118.86
10.2 km from
Mammoth Lakes
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1980-05-25 19:41:23 UTC
at 19:41
May 25, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.627, -118.851
10.2 km from
Mammoth Lakes
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1980-05-25 17:08:29 UTC
at 17:08
May 25, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.471, -119.051
20.2 km from
Mammoth Lakes
(12.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1965-06-03 16:26:25 UTC
at 16:26
June 03, 1965 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.49, -119.105
28.2 km from
Bridgeport
(17.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1954-03-27 15:43:30 UTC
at 15:43
March 27, 1954 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.46, -121.488
6.2 km from
Gonzales
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1957-06-21 00:41:25 UTC
at 00:41
June 21, 1957 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.805, -119.397
17.2 km from
Yosemite Valley
(10.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1940-07-08 10:57:39 UTC
at 10:57
July 08, 1940 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.594, -118.885
9.2 km from
Mammoth Lakes
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
1934-12-03 01:54:20 UTC
at 01:54
December 03, 1934 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.943, -121.316
34.2 km from
King City
(21.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2016-07-07 23:40:45 UTC
at 23:40
July 07, 2016 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.652, -118.794
19.2 km from
Hawthorne
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 9 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2016-08-04 04:55:35 UTC
at 04:55
August 04, 2016 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.154, -120.213
31.2 km from
Janesville
(19.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2016-08-28 21:20:52 UTC
at 21:20
August 28, 2016 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.437, -123.408
23.2 km from
Hayfork
(14.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2018-03-09 06:01:28 UTC
at 06:01
March 09, 2018 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.292, -124.542
42.2 km from
Ferndale
(26.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2019-02-03 22:18:12 UTC
at 22:18
February 03, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.289, -124.474
31.2 km from
Ferndale
(19.2 miles)
Depth: 7 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2019-10-15 05:33:42 UTC
at 05:33
October 15, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.938, -122.057
1.2 km from
Pleasant Hill
(0.2 miles)
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Depth: 13 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2020-03-21 01:33:35 UTC
at 01:33
March 21, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.111, -119.736
5.2 km from
Indian Hills
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 8 km
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2014-09-28 20:45:13 UTC
at 20:45
September 28, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.626, -120.834
40.2 km from
South Dos Palos
(25.2 miles)
Depth: 7 km
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2015-01-20 13:21:36 UTC
at 13:21
January 20, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.433, -120.971
27.2 km from
Greenfield
(17.2 miles)
Depth: 9 km
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2015-09-08 02:15:19 UTC
at 02:15
September 08, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.649, -118.806
20.2 km from
Hawthorne
(13.2 miles)
Depth: 6 km
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2015-12-23 06:46:07 UTC
at 06:46
December 23, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.431, -119.785
11.2 km from
Reno
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 9 km
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2011-03-01 02:19:47 UTC
at 02:19
March 01, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.815, -122.82
8.2 km from
Cobb
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 3 km
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