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[1] [2] Since the three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast (1755 Cape Ann, 1811–1812 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston) were well known, it became apparent to settlers that the earthquake hazard was different in California.
This is a list of earthquakes in 2025. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
2.2 Largest earthquake by magnitude each year since 1907. ... 2010 Baja California earthquake: 47 2019-07-04 17:33:50: 616217956: 158: RIDGECREST2019A:
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States
2024 Noto earthquake: 2 7.4 18 Taiwan, Hualien: VIII (Severe) 40.0 April 2: 2024 Hualien earthquake: 2 7.4 1 Chile, Antofagasta: VII (Very strong) 127.3 July 19 - 4 7.3 14 Vanuatu, Shefa offshore IX (Violent) 57.1 December 17: 2024 Port Vila earthquake: 5 7.2 0 Peru, Arequipa offshore VI (Strong) 24.0 June 28 - 6 7.1 0 Japan, Miyazaki offshore ...
see 2022 Düzce earthquake: 40.836 30.983 2 6.1 M w (USGS) Centred 15km west of Düzce, Turkey, at a depth of 10.0km. [83] December 20, 2022 10:34 Near the coast of northern California, United States see 2022 Ferndale earthquake: 40.525 -124.423 2 6.4 M w (USGS) Centred 15km WSW of Ferndale, California, United States, at a depth of 17.9km. [84]
The Aleutian Trench, of the southern coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, where the North American plate overrides the Pacific plate, has generated many major earthquakes throughout history, several of which generated Pacific-wide tsunamis, [22] including the 1964 Alaska earthquake; at magnitude 9.1–9.2, it remains the largest recorded ...
This is a list of earthquakes in ... California was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on October 16 ... Number by magnitude; 8.0–8.9: 0: 7.0–7.9: 2: