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A Sampling of California's Largest Earthquakes
(Since 1800, ranked by magnitude)
| Magnitude | Date | Location | Comments | |||
| 7.9 | Jan. 9, 1857 | Fort Tejon | 2 killed, 220-mile surface scar | |||
| 7.9 | April 18, 1906 | San Francisco | 3,000 killed, $524 million in property damage, including fire damage | |||
| 7.8 | March 26, 1872 | Owens Valley | 27 killed, 3 aftershocks of 6.25+ | |||
| 7.5 | July 21, 1952 | Kern County | 12 killed, 3 aftershocks of 6+ | |||
| 7.3 | Jan. 31, 1922 | West of Eureka* | 37 miles offshore | |||
| 7.3 | Nov. 4, 1927 | SW of Lompoc* | No major injuries, slight damage | |||
| 7.3 | June 28, 1992 | Landers | 1 killed, 400 injured, 6.5 aftershock | |||
| 7.2 | Jan. 22, 1923 | Mendocino | Damaged homes in several towns | |||
| 7.2 | Nov. 8, 1980 | West of Eureka* | Injured 6, $1.75 million in damage | |||
| 7.2 | April 25, 1992 | Cape Mendocino* | 6.5 and 6.6 aftershocks | |||
| 7.1 | Oct. 16, 1999 | Ludlow (Hector Mine Quake) | Remote, so minimal damage | |||
| 7.1 | May 18, 1940 | El Centro | 9 killed, $6 million in damage | |||
| 6.9 | Oct. 17, 1989 | Loma Prieta | 63 killed | |||
| 6.7 | Jan. 17, 1994 | Northridge | 61 killed, $15 billion in damage | |||
| 6.6 | Feb. 9, 1971 | San Fernando | 65 killed, $50 million in damage |
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