California earthquakes in 1932
230 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in California in 1932. The largest: M6.5 The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake, Jun 6, 1932.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1932 was located in California. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1932
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.528km ENE of Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.031km SSE of San Nicolas Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 3.48km SW of Salton City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.86km WSW of Oasis, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.23km N of Rancho Mirage, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.521km N of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.920km S of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.520km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.317km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.99km W of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.310km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.214km NNE of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.919km S of San Pedro, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.78km N of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.942km S of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 3.015km SE of Coto De Caza, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.728km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.74km W of Newport Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.119km NNE of Ojai, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.814km S of Las Flores, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.76km N of Johannesburg, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.12km WSW of Lake Forest, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.54km ESE of San Marcos, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.65km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.82km NW of Grapevine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.34km NE of Heber, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.44km NE of Heber, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.322km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.643km SSE of San Nicolas Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 3.12km W of Pico Rivera, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.79km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.73km N of La Mirada, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.14km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 3 km deep
- 2.841km S of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.619km N of San Nicolas Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.839km S of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 3.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.717km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.95 km NW of Boulder Creek, California
- 2.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.01km E of Grand Terrace, CA · 19 km deep
- 2.631km E of Squaw Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.86km SW of Malibu, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.824km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.16km ESE of Moorpark, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.334km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.511 km SW of Round Valley, California · 16 km deep
- 4.6Near Santa Cruz, California · 6 km deep
- 3.217km S of San Pedro, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.834km E of Trona, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.719km ENE of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.123km N of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 2.96km WNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.97km NE of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.730km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.739km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.86km S of Ontario, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.511km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.643km NE of Holtville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.19km NNW of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.611km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.715km W of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.313km WSW of Heber, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.79km N of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.43km NW of El Centro, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.839km S of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.51 km S of Calexico, California · 16 km deep
- 3.023km W of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.74km SW of El Centro, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.19km WSW of Calexico, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.14km WNW of Holtville, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.712km E of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.817km W of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.56km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.84km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.311km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.315km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.718km NNE of Banning, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.917km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.531km WSW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 3.67km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.07km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.123km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.514km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.67km NNE of Castaic, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.811km ESE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.144km NE of King City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.617km SE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.48km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.018km SSE of Desert Center, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.44km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.69km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.60km E of Hemet, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.925km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.740km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.729km NW of California City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.76km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.69km N of Castaic, CA · 14 km deep
- 2.59km SSW of Wrightwood, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.81km NNE of Colton, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.83km NNW of Delano, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.54km SSE of Banning, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.616km W of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.624km NE of Coachella, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.710km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.62km WSW of Palm Desert, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.738km E of Trona, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.517km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.79km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.113km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.59km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.72km WNW of Compton, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.428km NW of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.436km N of Kernville, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.86km SW of Mead Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.66km E of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.06km SE of Porterville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.628km WSW of Amboy, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.457km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.88km ENE of Pala, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.812km NW of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.711km NW of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.042km NE of King City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.621km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.91km SE of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.411km WSW of Cayucos, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.613km ENE of Niland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.15km SSW of Cayucos, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.523km NE of Nipomo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.711km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.915km E of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.061km SW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 2.82km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 20 km deep
- 2.8107km SW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 3.762km SW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 4.55 km WSW of Saratoga, California
- 2.511km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 6.5The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 15 km deep
- 3.119km ENE of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.64km SSW of Rancho Mirage, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.01km W of Maywood, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.419km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.813km WSW of El Centro, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.817km W of Kelso, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.511km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.913km NNW of Parkfield, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.011km ENE of Coachella, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.77km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.316km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.322km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.620km NNW of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.320km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.87km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.621km NNE of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.93km SW of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.124km WSW of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.022km E of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.124km SSW of Fort Irwin, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.76km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.713km NE of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.72km NW of Fontana, CA · 3 km deep
- 3.938km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.222km N of San Miguel, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.912km N of Banning, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.618km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.513km NW of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.620km NE of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.516 km SE of Tres Pinos, California
- 3.324km NE of Niland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.122km NE of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.84km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 7 km deep
- 2.811km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.620km NNW of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 3.134km ESE of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.233km SW of Lompoc, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.113km SE of Warner Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.61km E of Granada Hills, CA · 16 km deep
- 2.510km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.013km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.812km S of Hemet, CA · 15 km deep
- 3.224km SW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.724km W of Westmorland, CA · 15 km deep
- 2.723km SSE of Malibu, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.73km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.81km ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.525km NNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 3.421km SE of Campo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.99km NW of Coalinga, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.134km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.927km NW of Coalinga, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.6236 km W of Ferndale, California
- 3.48km SSW of King City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.618km SE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.08 km WSW of San Ardo, California
- 3.426km SW of Gustine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.260km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.610km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.310km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 12 km deep
- 2.914km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.754km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 3.26km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.613km NNW of Parkfield, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.132km ESE of King City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.418km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 0 km deep
- 2.84km E of Lytle Creek, CA · 8 km deep
- 3.730km SSW of Mendota, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.034km WSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 3.23km N of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.224km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.05km W of Muscoy, CA · 3 km deep
- 3.04km NNW of Rialto, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.013km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.03km ESE of Fontana, CA · 15 km deep
- 3.514km N of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.912km NE of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.73km W of March Air Reserve Base, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.02km NNW of Artesia, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.04km SSE of Topanga, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.25km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.011km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 6 km deep
- 2.53km SSE of Chino, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.011km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.03km SSW of Home Gardens, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.521 km SW of Ferndale, California
- 2.78km WNW of Corona, CA · 6 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1932 in California.
- 6.5The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 15 km deep
- 5.6236 km W of Ferndale, California
- 5.08 km WSW of San Ardo, California
- 4.95 km NW of Boulder Creek, California
- 4.739km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.6Near Santa Cruz, California · 6 km deep
- 4.511 km SW of Round Valley, California · 16 km deep
- 4.51 km S of Calexico, California · 16 km deep
- 4.55 km WSW of Saratoga, California
- 4.516 km SE of Tres Pinos, California
- 4.521 km SW of Ferndale, California
- 4.436km N of Kernville, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.428km NW of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.334km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.310km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 12 km deep
- 4.124km SSW of Fort Irwin, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.123km N of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 4.01km E of Grand Terrace, CA · 19 km deep
- 3.915km E of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.938km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.817km W of Kelso, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.762km SW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 3.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.730km SSW of Mendota, CA · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1932 | 18 | 4.5 | 21 km SW of Ferndale, California |
| February 1932 | 14 | 5.0 | 8 km WSW of San Ardo, California |
| March 1932 | 15 | 5.6 | 236 km W of Ferndale, California |
| April 1932 | 22 | 4.5 | 16 km SE of Tres Pinos, California |
| May 1932 | 19 | 3.8 | 17km W of Kelso, CA |
| June 1932 | 10 | 6.5 | The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake |
| July 1932 | 19 | 4.4 | 36km N of Kernville, CA |
| August 1932 | 20 | 3.9 | 19km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA |
| September 1932 | 15 | 3.6 | 7km SSW of Littlerock, CA |
| October 1932 | 37 | 4.7 | 39km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, CA |
| November 1932 | 19 | 4.9 | 5 km NW of Boulder Creek, California |
| December 1932 | 22 | 3.5 | 28km ENE of Bishop, CA |
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
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
Nearby
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.