California earthquakes in 1929
6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in California in 1929. The largest: M5.5 10 km N of Independence, California, Nov 28, 1929.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1929 was located in California. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1929
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1929 | 0 | ||
| February 1929 | 0 | ||
| March 1929 | 1 | 4.5 | 7 km SSW of Mettler, California |
| April 1929 | 0 | ||
| May 1929 | 0 | ||
| June 1929 | 0 | ||
| July 1929 | 1 | 4.7 | 2 km WSW of La Mirada, California |
| August 1929 | 0 | ||
| September 1929 | 1 | 5.1 | 46 km E of Barstow, California |
| October 1929 | 1 | 4.6 | 26 km NE of San Ardo, California |
| November 1929 | 1 | 5.5 | 10 km N of Independence, California |
| December 1929 | 1 | 4.5 | 8 km ENE of Scotia, 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.