California earthquakes in 1915
9 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in California in 1915. The largest: M6.4 187 km W of Trinidad, California, Dec 31, 1915.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1915 was located in California. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1915
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.4187 km W of Trinidad, California · 15 km deep
- 4.5Near Piedmont, California
- 5.9The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (Second Major Event)
- 6.0The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (First Major Event)
- 5.05 km S of Springville, California
- 6.3237 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15 km deep
- 5.0Near Coleville, California
- 4.5Near Coleville, California
- 5.7Near Los Alamos, California
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1915 | 1 | 5.7 | Near Los Alamos, California |
| February 1915 | 0 | ||
| March 1915 | 0 | ||
| April 1915 | 2 | 5.0 | Near Coleville, California |
| May 1915 | 2 | 6.3 | 237 km WSW of Ferndale, California |
| June 1915 | 2 | 6.0 | The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (First Major Event) |
| July 1915 | 0 | ||
| August 1915 | 0 | ||
| September 1915 | 0 | ||
| October 1915 | 1 | 4.5 | Near Piedmont, California |
| November 1915 | 0 | ||
| December 1915 | 1 | 6.4 | 187 km W of Trinidad, California |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.