California earthquakes in 1939

1. 4.216km ENE of Calipatria, CADec 31, 1939 · 6 km deep
2. 3.01km NE of Rolling Hills Estates, CADec 30, 1939 · 6 km deep
3. 3.714km W of Parkfield, CADec 30, 1939 · 6 km deep
4. 4.042km E of Trona, CADec 29, 1939 · 6 km deep
5. 3.039km ENE of Trona, CADec 29, 1939 · 6 km deep
6. 5.226km NNW of Lake Nacimiento, CADec 28, 1939 · 6 km deep
7. 3.03km N of Rancho Palos Verdes, CADec 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
8. 4.53km ESE of Rolling Hills, CADec 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
9. 3.614km S of Isla Vista, CADec 25, 1939 · 5 km deep
10. 3.14km SSW of Yorba Linda, CADec 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
11. 2.76km S of Loma Linda, CADec 24, 1939 · 18 km deep
12. 3.633km E of Trona, CADec 19, 1939 · 6 km deep
13. 3.54km N of Westmorland, CADec 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
14. 3.39km SSW of Borrego Springs, CADec 14, 1939 · 6 km deep
15. 3.18km NNW of Coalinga, CADec 13, 1939 · 6 km deep
16. 2.611km ENE of Mecca, CADec 12, 1939 · 6 km deep
17. 2.82km NNE of Calimesa, CADec 9, 1939 · 22 km deep
18. 3.05km ENE of Mecca, CADec 6, 1939 · 6 km deep
19. 3.810km SSE of Borrego Springs, CADec 5, 1939 · 6 km deep
20. 3.617km NE of Olancha, CADec 1, 1939 · 6 km deep
21. 3.013km SSE of Borrego Springs, CADec 1, 1939 · 6 km deep
22. 3.929km WSW of San Nicolas Is., CANov 29, 1939 · 6 km deep
23. 3.312km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CANov 28, 1939 · 6 km deep
24. 3.011km SSW of Borrego Springs, CANov 26, 1939 · 6 km deep
25. 3.07km E of Yucaipa, CANov 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
26. 2.714km N of Coso Junction, CANov 17, 1939 · 6 km deep
27. 3.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CANov 13, 1939 · 6 km deep
28. 2.87km SSW of Imperial Beach, CANov 13, 1939 · 6 km deep
29. 3.910km SE of Ocotillo, CANov 12, 1939 · 6 km deep
30. 2.94km SE of Grand Terrace, CANov 10, 1939 · 19 km deep
31. 4.52km SE of Loma Linda, CANov 7, 1939 · 17 km deep
32. 3.97km SSW of Seal Beach, CANov 4, 1939 · 6 km deep
33. 3.06km NE of Big Bear City, CANov 3, 1939 · 6 km deep
34. 2.831km WNW of Avalon, CAOct 25, 1939 · 6 km deep
35. 2.613km ENE of Maricopa, CAOct 25, 1939 · 6 km deep
36. 3.313km ENE of Maricopa, CAOct 25, 1939 · 6 km deep
37. 2.922km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAOct 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
38. 2.913km ESE of Avalon, CAOct 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
39. 2.710km WSW of Twentynine Palms, CAOct 19, 1939 · 6 km deep
40. 3.535km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAOct 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
41. 4.249km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAOct 17, 1939 · 6 km deep
42. 3.337km WSW of Lompoc, CAOct 17, 1939 · 6 km deep
43. 2.926km ENE of Bishop, CAOct 14, 1939 · 6 km deep
44. 3.58km ESE of San Pedro, CAOct 14, 1939 · 6 km deep
45. 3.127km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAOct 12, 1939 · 6 km deep
46. 3.520km SE of San Nicolas Is., CAOct 10, 1939 · 6 km deep
47. 2.740km SSW of San Clemente, CAOct 10, 1939 · 6 km deep
48. 2.716km WNW of Searles Valley, CAOct 9, 1939 · 6 km deep
49. 3.040km SE of Trona, CAOct 5, 1939 · 6 km deep
50. 2.610km WNW of Morongo Valley, CAOct 3, 1939 · 6 km deep
51. 2.623km ESE of Anza, CAOct 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
52. 2.813km NNW of Castaic, CAOct 1, 1939 · 6 km deep
53. 2.85km WSW of Yucaipa, CASep 28, 1939 · 2 km deep
54. 2.611km ESE of Moreno Valley, CASep 28, 1939 · 11 km deep
55. 3.49km WNW of Garnet, CASep 28, 1939 · 6 km deep
56. 2.710km SSW of Gorman, CASep 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
57. 2.944km S of Furnace Creek, CASep 13, 1939 · 6 km deep
58. 3.124km ENE of Coso Junction, CASep 11, 1939 · 6 km deep
59. 3.319km S of Santa Barbara, CASep 11, 1939 · 6 km deep
60. 3.310km S of Joshua Tree, CASep 10, 1939 · 6 km deep
61. 3.221km SSW of Cambria, CASep 6, 1939 · 6 km deep
62. 3.212km W of Lompoc, CASep 5, 1939 · 6 km deep
63. 3.030km NNW of Yucca Valley, CASep 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
64. 2.725km N of Yucca Valley, CASep 1, 1939 · 6 km deep
65. 3.512km SW of Marina del Rey, CAAug 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
66. 3.016km S of Ocotillo, CAAug 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
67. 2.79km N of Anza, CAAug 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
68. 2.76km N of Anza, CAAug 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
69. 3.531km ESE of Lone Pine, CAAug 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
70. 2.729km ESE of Campo, CAAug 22, 1939 · 6 km deep
71. 3.123km SW of Ocotillo, CAAug 22, 1939 · 6 km deep
72. 3.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CAAug 19, 1939 · 6 km deep
73. 3.213km E of Buttonwillow, CAAug 19, 1939 · 6 km deep
74. 3.839km N of Searles Valley, CAAug 15, 1939 · 6 km deep
75. 3.122km NW of Yucca Valley, CAAug 6, 1939 · 6 km deep
76. 2.52km ENE of Norco, CAJul 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
77. 3.017km NE of Coso Junction, CAJul 25, 1939 · 6 km deep
78. 2.622km WNW of Rosamond, CAJul 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
79. 3.02km SSE of Mentone, CAJul 17, 1939 · 6 km deep
80. 4.55 km ESE of Las Lomas, CaliforniaJul 17, 1939
81. 2.73km NE of Garnet, CAJul 15, 1939 · 6 km deep
82. 3.533km SE of Avalon, CAJul 10, 1939 · 6 km deep
83. 3.610km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAJul 4, 1939 · 6 km deep
84. 4.128km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAJun 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
85. 5.57 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaJun 24, 1939
86. 3.411km E of Brawley, CAJun 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
87. 3.016km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAJun 20, 1939 · 6 km deep
88. 2.628km SSW of Maricopa, CAJun 15, 1939 · 6 km deep
89. 2.712km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAJun 8, 1939 · 6 km deep
90. 2.714km N of Borrego Springs, CAMay 30, 1939 · 6 km deep
91. 3.16km SW of Riverside, CAMay 29, 1939 · 0 km deep
92. 2.86km NW of Norco, CAMay 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
93. 3.58km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAMay 24, 1939 · 8 km deep
94. 3.216km ENE of Barstow, CAMay 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
95. 2.84km SSE of North Shore, CAMay 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
96. 2.817km ESE of Calipatria, CAMay 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
97. 3.620km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMay 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
98. 3.024km N of San Miguel, CAMay 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
99. 2.813km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMay 17, 1939 · 6 km deep
100. 2.511km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CAMay 16, 1939 · 6 km deep
101. 3.820km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMay 16, 1939 · 6 km deep
102. 3.330km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMay 13, 1939 · 6 km deep
103. 4.317km SE of Anza, CAMay 12, 1939 · 6 km deep
104. 3.118km NNW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMay 11, 1939 · 6 km deep
105. 4.418km NW of Grapevine, CAMay 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
106. 3.237km SW of Lompoc, CAMay 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
107. 4.217km NNW of San Miguel, CAMay 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
108. 4.555 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMay 1, 1939
109. 2.64km W of Coso Junction, CAApr 26, 1939 · 6 km deep
110. 2.81km N of Lakewood, CAApr 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
111. 3.3120km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAApr 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
112. 2.826km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAApr 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
113. 2.74km WNW of Aguanga, CAApr 22, 1939 · 6 km deep
114. 2.722km WSW of Dana Point, CAApr 19, 1939 · 6 km deep
115. 4.056km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAApr 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
116. 4.557 km WSW of La Jolla, CaliforniaApr 18, 1939 · 16 km deep
117. 3.3112km S of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAApr 17, 1939 · 6 km deep
118. 2.514km SW of Huntington Beach, CAApr 17, 1939 · 6 km deep
119. 3.24km ENE of Heber, CAApr 16, 1939 · 6 km deep
120. 3.22km S of Holtville, CAApr 15, 1939 · 6 km deep
121. 2.52km SSE of Grapevine, CAApr 14, 1939 · 6 km deep
122. 2.828km NNE of Fort Irwin, CAApr 9, 1939 · 6 km deep
123. 2.630km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAApr 9, 1939 · 6 km deep
124. 2.912km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CAApr 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
125. 3.730km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAApr 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
126. 3.73km E of Running Springs, CAApr 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
127. 2.748km WSW of Encinitas, CAApr 1, 1939 · 6 km deep
128. 2.919km NNE of Indio, CAApr 1, 1939 · 6 km deep
129. 2.720km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMar 30, 1939 · 6 km deep
130. 2.83km W of Morongo Valley, CAMar 29, 1939 · 6 km deep
131. 2.71km SSE of Moreno Valley, CAMar 28, 1939 · 14 km deep
132. 3.66km ENE of Holtville, CAMar 25, 1939 · 6 km deep
133. 3.75km S of Holtville, CAMar 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
134. 4.017km NNE of Holtville, CAMar 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
135. 3.230km W of San Miguel Is., CAMar 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
136. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CAMar 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
137. 3.812km NE of Amboy, CAMar 22, 1939 · 6 km deep
138. 2.723km ENE of Campo, CAMar 22, 1939 · 6 km deep
139. 4.112km E of Holtville, CAMar 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
140. 2.715km WNW of Morongo Valley, CAMar 20, 1939 · 6 km deep
141. 2.718km NW of Yucca Valley, CAMar 20, 1939 · 6 km deep
142. 2.530km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMar 20, 1939 · 6 km deep
143. 5.0148 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMar 17, 1939
144. 2.82km SSE of Fountain Valley, CAMar 15, 1939 · 6 km deep
145. 4.9144 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMar 12, 1939
146. 2.715km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAMar 10, 1939 · 6 km deep
147. 2.67km W of Grapevine, CAMar 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
148. 3.810km NW of Frazier Park, CAMar 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
149. 3.517km NW of Yucca Valley, CAMar 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
150. 2.710km ESE of Coso Junction, CAMar 1, 1939 · 0 km deep
151. 3.226km N of Searles Valley, CAFeb 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
152. 2.911km NNE of Julian, CAFeb 26, 1939 · 6 km deep
153. 3.35km WSW of Niland, CAFeb 25, 1939 · 6 km deep
154. 3.29km WSW of Little Lake, CAFeb 25, 1939 · 6 km deep
155. 2.619km NNE of Indio, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
156. 2.55km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
157. 3.24km W of Grapevine, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
158. 2.912km NNW of Grapevine, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
159. 3.36km WNW of Grapevine, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
160. 4.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
161. 3.010km WNW of Grapevine, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
162. 4.411km NNW of Grapevine, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
163. 2.936km E of Barstow, CAFeb 22, 1939 · 6 km deep
164. 3.725km S of Ocotillo, CAFeb 22, 1939 · 6 km deep
165. 2.921km SW of Ocotillo, CAFeb 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
166. 3.629km NNE of Trona, CAFeb 19, 1939 · 6 km deep
167. 3.028km ESE of Campo, CAFeb 19, 1939 · 6 km deep
168. 3.123km SW of Avila Beach, CAFeb 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
169. 3.010km E of Cabazon, CAFeb 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
170. 3.021km W of Westmorland, CAFeb 14, 1939 · 6 km deep
171. 2.57km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAFeb 13, 1939 · 14 km deep
172. 3.110km S of Isla Vista, CAFeb 11, 1939 · 6 km deep
173. 2.733km E of Santa Barbara Is., CAFeb 11, 1939 · 6 km deep
174. 2.912km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFeb 11, 1939 · 6 km deep
175. 2.65km WSW of Marina del Rey, CAFeb 11, 1939 · 6 km deep
176. 2.812km WNW of Westmorland, CAFeb 9, 1939 · 6 km deep
177. 3.09km W of Parkfield, CAFeb 8, 1939 · 6 km deep
178. 3.412km WNW of Westmorland, CAFeb 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
179. 3.516km WNW of Westmorland, CAFeb 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
180. 2.911km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFeb 6, 1939 · 6 km deep
181. 2.716km NE of Olancha, CAFeb 4, 1939 · 6 km deep
182. 2.92km N of Maywood, CAFeb 4, 1939 · 6 km deep
183. 3.36km ENE of Coachella, CAFeb 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
184. 3.516km WSW of Imperial, CAJan 31, 1939 · 6 km deep
185. 2.96km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CAJan 30, 1939 · 6 km deep
186. 3.112km ESE of Oasis, CAJan 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
187. 2.927km S of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAJan 25, 1939 · 6 km deep
188. 2.515km SSE of Isla Vista, CAJan 22, 1939 · 6 km deep
189. 2.69km ENE of Lake Elsinore, CAJan 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
190. 2.60km SSE of Long Beach, CAJan 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
191. 3.012km SE of Anza, CAJan 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
192. 3.29km SE of Little Lake, CAJan 15, 1939 · 6 km deep
193. 2.613km NW of Borrego Springs, CAJan 15, 1939 · 6 km deep
194. 3.310km W of Garnet, CAJan 12, 1939 · 6 km deep
195. 3.29km SSE of Julian, CAJan 12, 1939 · 6 km deep
196. 3.432km ENE of Niland, CAJan 9, 1939 · 6 km deep
197. 3.315km NNW of Searles Valley, CAJan 9, 1939 · 6 km deep
198. 3.315km ESE of Little Lake, CAJan 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
199. 4.826km NW of Searles Valley, CAJan 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
200. 2.71km SSW of Bell Gardens, CAJan 5, 1939 · 6 km deep
201. 3.25km NE of Running Springs, CAJan 4, 1939 · 6 km deep
202. 3.616km ENE of Little Lake, CAJan 3, 1939 · 6 km deep
203. 2.723km ESE of Little Lake, CAJan 3, 1939 · 6 km deep
204. 3.016km ESE of Little Lake, CAJan 3, 1939 · 6 km deep
205. 3.26km SE of Little Lake, CAJan 3, 1939 · 6 km deep
206. 3.09km E of Little Lake, CAJan 3, 1939 · 6 km deep
207. 2.89km ESE of Little Lake, CAJan 3, 1939 · 6 km deep
208. 2.82km NNW of Fountain Valley, CAJan 1, 1939 · 6 km deep
209. 2.813km NNE of Los Alamos, CADec 31, 1938 · 6 km deep

1. 5.57 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaJun 24, 1939
2. 5.226km NNW of Lake Nacimiento, CADec 28, 1939 · 6 km deep
3. 5.0148 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMar 17, 1939
4. 4.9144 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMar 12, 1939
5. 4.826km NW of Searles Valley, CAJan 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
6. 4.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
7. 4.53km ESE of Rolling Hills, CADec 27, 1939 · 6 km deep
8. 4.55 km ESE of Las Lomas, CaliforniaJul 17, 1939
9. 4.555 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMay 1, 1939
10. 4.557 km WSW of La Jolla, CaliforniaApr 18, 1939 · 16 km deep
11. 4.52km SE of Loma Linda, CANov 7, 1939 · 17 km deep
12. 4.411km NNW of Grapevine, CAFeb 23, 1939 · 6 km deep
13. 4.418km NW of Grapevine, CAMay 7, 1939 · 6 km deep
14. 4.317km SE of Anza, CAMay 12, 1939 · 6 km deep
15. 4.249km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAOct 17, 1939 · 6 km deep
16. 4.216km ENE of Calipatria, CADec 31, 1939 · 6 km deep
17. 4.217km NNW of San Miguel, CAMay 2, 1939 · 6 km deep
18. 4.112km E of Holtville, CAMar 21, 1939 · 6 km deep
19. 4.128km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAJun 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
20. 4.017km NNE of Holtville, CAMar 24, 1939 · 6 km deep
21. 4.056km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAApr 18, 1939 · 6 km deep
22. 4.042km E of Trona, CADec 29, 1939 · 6 km deep
23. 3.910km SE of Ocotillo, CANov 12, 1939 · 6 km deep
24. 3.929km WSW of San Nicolas Is., CANov 29, 1939 · 6 km deep
25. 3.97km SSW of Seal Beach, CANov 4, 1939 · 6 km deep

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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