California earthquakes in 1926
10 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in California in 1926. The largest: M6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California, Oct 22, 1926.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1926 was located in California. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1926
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.04 km NE of Coalinga, California
- 6.2183 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15 km deep
- 5.51 km WNW of Davenport, California
- 6.316 km SW of Davenport, California · 10 km deep
- 6.322 km S of Davenport, California · 15 km deep
- 5.829 km NE of San Lucas, California · 10 km deep
- 5.025 km SSW of Posey, California
- 5.510 km NE of Toro Canyon, California
- 5.515 km SSE of Twentynine Palms, California
- 5.530 km SW of Channel Islands Beach, California
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1926 | 0 | ||
| February 1926 | 1 | 5.5 | 30 km SW of Channel Islands Beach, California |
| March 1926 | 0 | ||
| April 1926 | 1 | 5.5 | 15 km SSE of Twentynine Palms, California |
| May 1926 | 0 | ||
| June 1926 | 2 | 5.5 | 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, California |
| July 1926 | 1 | 5.8 | 29 km NE of San Lucas, California |
| August 1926 | 0 | ||
| September 1926 | 0 | ||
| October 1926 | 3 | 6.3 | 22 km S of Davenport, California |
| November 1926 | 0 | ||
| December 1926 | 2 | 6.2 | 183 km WNW of Indianola, 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.
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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.