Historic United States Earthquakes
United States Earthquakes sorted by
Worldwide Earthquakes sorted by
Sorted by State & Magnitude
Selected earthquakes of general historic interest.
All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.
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Alabama
Alaska
- 1964 03 28 - Prince William Sound, Alaska - M 9.2 Fatalities 128
- 1965 02 04 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 8.7
- 1957 03 09 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 8.6
- 1938 11 10 - Shumagin Islands, Alaska - M 8.2
- 1946 04 01 - Unimak Island, Alaska - M 8.1 Fatalities 165
- 1899 09 10 - Yakutat Bay, Alaska - M 8.0
- 1899 09 04 - Cape Yakataga, Alaska - M 7.9
- 1986 05 07 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.9
- 2002 11 03 - Denali Fault, Alaska - M 7.9
- 1996 06 10 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.9
- 1929 03 07 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.8
- 1987 11 30 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.8
- 2003 11 17 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.8
- 1900 10 09 - Kodiak Island, Alaska - M 7.7
- 1958 07 10 - Lituya Bay, Alaska - M 7.7 Fatalities 5
- 1988 03 06 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.7
- 1972 07 30 - Sitka, Alaska - M 7.6
- 1975 02 02 - Near Islands, Alaska - M 7.6
- 1979 02 28 - Mt. St. Elias, Alaska - M 7.5
- 1943 11 03 - Skwenta, Alaska - M 7.4
- 1904 08 27 - Fairbanks, Alaska - M 7.3
- 1937 07 22 - Central Alaska - M 7.3
- 1958 04 07 - Huslia, Alaska - M 7.3
- 1965 03 30 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 7.3
- 1912 07 07 - Paxson, Alaska - M 7.2
- 1947 10 16 - Wood River, Alaska - M 7.2
- 2007 12 19 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.2
- 1901 12 31 - Cook Inlet, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1927 10 24 - Southeast Alaska - M 7.1
- 1934 05 04 - Chugach Mountains, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1953 01 05 - Near Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1957 03 09 - Fox Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1957 03 14 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
- 2003 03 17 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1899 09 23 - Copper River delta, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1908 05 15 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.0
- 1910 09 09 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1957 03 12 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1957 03 16 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1966 08 07 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
- 2003 06 23 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands - M 6.9
- 2004 06 28 - Southeastern Alaska - M 6.8
- 2005 06 14 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.8
- 2002 10 23 - Denali, Alaska - M 6.7
- 2007 08 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.7
- 2008 04 16 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.6
- 2008 05 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.6
- 2003 02 19 - Unimak Island Region, Alaska - M 6.6
- 2007 08 15 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.5
- 2007 12 26 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.4
- 2002 02 06 - near Knik, Alaska - M 5.3
- 2006 07 27 - Southern Alaska - M 4.8
Arizona
Arkansas
- 1811 12 16 - New Madrid Region - M 8.1 Fatalities Several
- 1843 01 05 - Northeast Arkansas - M 6.3
- 2005 05 01 - Arkansas - M 4.2
- 2005 02 10 - Arkansas - M 4.1
- 2003 04 30 - Blytheville, Arkansas - M 4.0
- 1811 12 16 - New Madrid Region
California
- 1857 01 09 - Fort Tejon, California - M 7.9 Fatalities 1
- 1892 02 24 - Imperial Valley, California - M 7.8
- 1906 04 18 - San Francisco, California - M 7.8 Fatalities 3000
- 1872 03 26 - Owens Valley, California - M 7.4 Fatalities 27
- 1873 11 23 - California - Oregon Coast - M 7.3
- 1922 01 31 - Eureka, California - M 7.3
- 1952 07 21 - Kern County, California - M 7.3 Fatalities 12
- 1992 06 28 - Landers, California - M 7.3 Fatalities 3
- 1923 01 22 - Humbolt County, California - M 7.2
- 1980 11 08 - Humboldt County, California - M 7.2
- 1992 04 25 - Cape Mendocino, California - M 7.2
- 2005 06 15 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 7.2
- 1812 12 21 - West of Ventura, California - M 7.1 Fatalities 1
- 1927 11 04 - Lompoc, California - M 7.1
- 1940 05 19 - Imperial Valley, California - M 7.1 Fatalities 9
- 1999 10 16 - Hector Mine, California - M 7.1
- 1899 04 16 - Eureka, California - M 7.0
- 1991 08 17 - Honeydew, California - M 7.0
- 1994 09 01 - Cape Mendocino, California - M 7.0
- 1812 12 08 - Southwest of San Bernadino County, California - M 6.9 Fatalities 40
- 1989 10 18 - Loma Prieta, California - M 6.9 Fatalities 63
- 1838 06 - San Francisco area, California - M 6.8
- 1868 10 21 - Hayward, California - M 6.8 Fatalities 30
- 1898 04 15 - Mendocino County, California - M 6.8
- 1918 04 21 - San Jacinto, California - M 6.8 Fatalities 1
- 1925 06 29 - Santa Barbara, California - M 6.8 Fatalities 13
- 1899 12 25 - San Jacinto, California - M 6.7 Fatalities 6
- 1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M 6.7
- 1994 01 17 - Northridge, California - M 6.7 Fatalities 60
- 1971 02 09 - San Fernando, California - M 6.6 Fatalities 65
- 2003 12 22 - San Simeon, California - M 6.6 Fatalities 2
- 2005 06 17 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 6.6
- 1865 10 08 - Santa Cruz Mountains, California - M 6.5
- 1911 07 01 - Calaveras fault, California - M 6.5
- 1954 12 21 - Eureka, California - M 6.5 Fatalities 1
- 1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M 6.5 Fatalities 2
- 1992 06 28 - Big Bear, California - M 6.5
- 1836 06 10 - South San Francisco Bay region, California - M 6.5
- 1892 04 19 - Vacaville, California - M 6.4 Fatalities 1
- 1892 04 21 - Winters, California - M 6.4
- 1901 03 03 - Parkfield, California - M 6.4
- 1932 06 06 - Eureka, California - M 6.4 Fatalities 1
- 1933 03 11 - Long Beach, California - M 6.4 Fatalities 115
- 1979 10 15 - Imperial Valley, Mexico - California Border - M 6.4
- 1983 05 02 - Coalinga, California - M 6.4
- 1890 02 24 - Corralitos, California - M 6.3
- 1897 06 20 - Calaveras fault, California - M 6.3
- 1898 03 31 - Mare Island, California - M 6.3
- 1915 06 23 - Imperial Valley, California - M 6.3 Fatalities 6
- 1980 05 25 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.2
- 1984 04 24 - Morgan Hill, California - M 6.2
- 1986 07 21 - Chalfant Valley, California - M 6.2
- 1992 04 23 - Joshua Tree - M 6.2
- 1922 03 10 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
- 1926 10 22 - Monterey Bay, California - M 6.1
- 1934 06 08 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
- 1966 06 28 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
- 1986 07 08 - North Palm Springs, California - M 6.1
- 1980 05 27 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.0
- 2004 09 28 - Central California - M 6.0
- 1966 09 12 - Truckee, California - M 5.9
- 1987 10 01 - Whittier Narrows, California - M 5.9 Fatalities 8
- 1952 08 22 - Kern County, California - M 5.8 Fatalities 2
- 1975 08 01 - Oroville, California - M 5.8
- 1980 01 24 - Livermore Valley, California - M 5.8
- 1980 01 27 - Livermore, California - M 5.8
- 1984 11 23 - Round Valley, California - M 5.8
- 1969 10 02 - Santa Rosa, California - M 5.7 Fatalities 1
- 1979 08 06 - Coyote Lake, California - M 5.7
- 1987 10 04 - Whittier Narrows, California - M 5.6 Fatalities 1
- 1991 06 28 - Sierra Madre, California - M 5.6 Fatalities 2
- 2007 10 31 - San Francisco Bay Area, California - M 5.6
- 2008 07 29 - Greater Los Angeles area, California - M 5.5
- 1926 06 29 - Santa Barbara, California - M 5.5 Fatalities 1
- 1955 10 24 - Concord, California - M 5.4 Fatalities 1
- 1989 08 08 - Santa Cruz County, California - M 5.4 Fatalities 1
- 2008 04 30 - Northern California - M 5.4
- 1957 03 22 - Daly City, California - M 5.3 Fatalities 1
- 2002 06 17 - Bayview, California - M 5.3
- 2003 08 15 - Humboldt Hill, California - M 5.3
- 2003 02 22 - Big Bear City, California - M 5.2
- 2005 06 12 - Southern California - M 5.2
- 2007 05 09 - Offshore Northern California - M 5.2
- 2000 09 03 - Napa, California - M 5.0
- 2002 05 14 - Gilroy, California - M 4.9
- 2005 06 16 - Greater Los Angeles Area, California - M 4.9
- 2002 09 03 - Yorba Linda, California - M 4.8
- 2003 01 25 - Keene, California - M 4.7
- 2005 09 22 - Central California - M 4.7
- 2003 03 11 - Twentynine Palms Base, California - M 4.6
- 2002 03 16 - near Channel Islands Beach, California - M 4.6
- 2006 10 20 - Northern California - M 4.5
- 2007 08 09 - Greater Los Angeles area, California - M 4.4
- 2007 07 02 - Central California - M 4.3
- 2003 05 25 - Santa Rosa, California - M 4.2
- 2007 07 20 - San Francisco Bay area, California - M 4.2
- 2005 05 06 - Central California - M 4.1
- 2003 02 02 - Dublin, CA, Swarm - M 4.1
- 2003 05 24 - Brawley, California - M 4.0
- 2003 09 05 - near Piedmont, California - M 4.0
- 2002 11 24 - Swarm near San Ramon, California - M 3.9
- 2003 08 27 - Val Verde, California - M 3.9
- 2003 05 26 - Seven Trees, California - M 3.8
- 2002 12 24 - Pacifica, California - M 3.6
- 2003 10 07 - near Imperial Beach, California - M 3.6
- 2003 10 19 - near Orinda, California - M 3.5
- 2003 09 13 - near Simi Valley, California - M 3.4
- 2003 05 26 - Muir Beach, California - M 3.4
- 2004 05 30 - Pine Mountain Club, California - M 3.0
Cascadia Subduction Zone
Colorado
- 1882 11 08 - Denver, Colorado - M 6.2
- 1967 08 09 - Denver, Colorado - M 5.3
- 2006 02 10 - Colorado - M 3.8
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
- 1914 03 05 - Georgia - M 4.5
Hawaii
- 1868 04 03 - Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii - M 7.9 Fatalities 77
- 1975 11 29 - Kalapana, Hawaii - M 7.2 Fatalities 2
- 1823 06 02 - South flank of Kilauea, Hawaii - M 7.0
- 1868 03 29 - Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii - M 7.0
- 1951 08 21 - Kona, Hawaii - M 6.9
- 1871 02 20 - Lanai, Hawaii - M 6.8
- 1938 01 23 - Maui, Hawaii - M 6.8
- 1983 11 16 - Kaoiki, Hawaii - M 6.7
- 2006 10 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 6.7
- 1929 10 06 - Holualoa, Hawaii - M 6.5
- 1973 04 26 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 6.2
- 2007 08 14 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 5.4
- 2005 07 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 5.3
- 2005 07 17 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 5.1
- 2003 08 27 - Volcano, Hawaii - M 4.7
Idaho
- 1983 10 28 - Borah Peak, Idaho - M 6.9 Fatalities 2
- 1975 03 02 - Eastern Idaho - M 6.2
- 1944 07 12 - Sheep Mountain, Idaho - M 6.1
- 2003 09 22 - Rathdrum, Idaho - M 3.3
Illinois
- 1968 11 09 - Southern Illinois - M 5.4
- 2008 04 18 - Illinois - M 5.4
- 1909 05 26 - Aurora, Illinois - M 5.1
- 1987 06 10 - Near Olney, Illinois - M 5.1
- 2004 06 28 - Illinois - M 4.2
- 2006 01 02 - Illinois - M 3.6
Indiana
Iowa
- 1905 04 13 - Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
- 1980 07 27 - Maysville, Kentucky - M 5.2
- 2003 06 06 - Western Kentucky - M 4.0
- 2004 09 17 - Eastern Kentucky - M 3.7
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
- 1990 01 13 - Maryland - M 2.5
Massachusetts
- 2003 07 22 - Near the coast of Massachusetts - M 3.6
- 1727 11 10 - Northern Cape Ann region, Massachusetts
- 1744 06 14 - Southern Cape Ann, Massachusetts region
- 1755 11 18 - Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- 1812 02 07 - New Madrid Region - M 8.0
- 1812 01 23 - New Madrid Region - M 7.8
- 1895 10 31 - Charleston, Missouri - M 6.6
Montana
- 1959 08 18 - Hebgen Lake, Montana - M 7.3 Fatalities 28
- 1925 06 28 - Clarkston Valley, Montana - M 6.6
- 1935 10 19 - Helena, Montana - M 6.3 Fatalities 2
- 1947 11 23 - Southwest Montana - M 6.3
- 1935 10 31 - Helena, Montana - M 6.0 Fatalities 2
- 1935 10 12 - Helena, Montana - M 5.9
- 2005 07 26 - Western Montana - M 5.6
- 2005 10 31 - Western Montana - M 4.5
- 2007 05 08 - Western Montana - M 4.5
- 2006 03 22 - Western Montana - M 4.2
Nebraska
Nevada
- 1932 12 21 - Cedar Mountain, Nevada - M 7.2
- 1915 10 03 - Pleasant Valley, Nevada - M 7.1
- 1954 12 16 - Fairview Peak, Nevada - M 7.1
- 1954 08 24 - Stillwater, Nevada - M 6.8
- 1954 12 16 - Dixie Valley, Nevada - M 6.8
- 1954 07 06 - Fallon-Stillwater area, Nevada - M 6.6
- 1934 01 30 - Excelsior Mountains, Nevada - M 6.5
- 2008 02 21 - Nevada - M 6.0
- 1992 06 29 - Little Skull Mountain, Nevada - M 5.7
- 2008 04 26 - Nevada - M 5.0
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- 1783 11 30 - New Jersey - M 5.3
- 2003 08 26 - New Jersey - M 3.8
- 1871 10 09 - New Jersey - Delaware border
New Madrid
- 1811 12 16 - New Madrid Region - M 8.1 Fatalities Several
- 1812 02 07 - New Madrid Region - M 8.0
- 1812 01 23 - New Madrid Region - M 7.8
- 1811 12 16 - New Madrid Region
New Mexico
- 1906 07 12 - Socorro area, New Mexico - Intensity VII
- 1906 11 15 - Socorro area, New Mexico - Intensity VII
- 1966 01 23 - Dulce, New Mexico - M 5.1
- 2005 08 10 - New Mexico - M 5.0
- 2005 12 19 - New Mexico - M 4.1
New York
- 1944 09 05 - Between Massena, New York and Cornwall, Ontario, Canada - M 5.8
- 1884 08 10 - New York City, New York - M 5.5
- 1983 10 07 - Blue Mountain Lake, New York - M 5.3
- 2002 04 20 - Au Sable Forks, New York - M 5.1
- 2002 05 24 - Plattsburgh Aftershock - M 3.6
- 2002 12 25 - Redford, New York - M 3.3
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- 1937 03 09 - Western Ohio - M 5.4
- 1986 01 31 - Northeast Ohio - M 5.0
- 1884 09 19 - Near Lima, Ohio - M 4.8
- 1901 05 17 - Near Portsmouth, Ohio - M 4.2
Oklahoma
Oregon
- 1910 08 05 - Oregon - M 6.8
- 2003 01 16 - Blanco Fracture Zone - Offshore Oregon, - M 6.3
- 1993 09 21 - Klamath Falls, Oregon - M 6.0 Fatalities 2
- 2004 07 12 - Offshore Oregon - M 4.9
- 2002 06 29 - near Mt. Hood Volcano, Oregon - M 4.5
Pennsylvania
- 1998 09 25 - Pennsylvania - M 5.2
- 1994 01 16 - Pennsylvania - M 4.6
- 1984 04 23 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - M 4.4
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- 1886 09 01 - Charleston, South Carolina - M 7.3 Fatalities 60
- 2002 11 11 - Seabrook Island, South Carolina - M 4.4
South Dakota
- 1911 06 02 - South Dakota - M 4.5
- 2003 05 25 - South Dakota - M 4.0
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
- 1962 04 10 - Vermont - M 4.2
Virginia
- 1897 05 31 - Giles County, Virginia - M 5.9
- 2003 12 09 - Virginia - M 4.5
- 2003 05 05 - Virginia - M 3.9
Washington
- 1949 04 13 - Puget Sound, Washington - M 7.1 Fatalities 8
- 1872 12 15 - Lake Chelan, Washington - M 6.8
- 2001 02 28 - Nisqually, Washington - M 6.8
- 1965 04 29 - Puget Sound, Washington - M 6.5 Fatalities 7
- 1980 05 18 - Mount St. Helens, Washington - M 5.0
- 2002 09 21 - Friday Harbor, Washington - M 4.1
- 2003 05 30 - Port Orchard, Washington - M 3.7
- 2002 06 16 - Kitsap Peninsula, Washington - M 3.7
- 2003 06 20 - Carnation, Washington - M 3.6
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- 1947 05 06 - Wisconsin
Wyoming
- 1959 08 18 - Wyoming - M 6.5
- 1975 06 30 - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - M 6.1
- 1995 02 03 - Wyoming - M 5.3 Fatalities 1
- 2004 01 07 - Wyoming - M 5.0
- 2003 08 21 - Wyoming - M 4.5
- 2002 10 22 - Alpine Northeast, Wyoming - M 4.2
- 2004 04 07 - Wyoming - M 4.0
- 2004 08 29 - Wyoming - M 3.8