California earthquakes in 1945
151 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in California in 1945. The largest: M6.3 191 km WSW of Ferndale, California, May 19, 1945.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1945 was located in California. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1945
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 2.613km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.68km SE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.87km SSW of Anza, CA · 5 km deep
- 2.85km WSW of Calabasas, CA · 7 km deep
- 2.715km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.013km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.69km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 12 km deep
- 2.632km E of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.513km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.511km N of Lamont, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.26km NW of March Air Reserve Base, CA · 16 km deep
- 3.53km WSW of Redlands, CA · 16 km deep
- 2.65km S of Redlands, CA · 15 km deep
- 3.56km N of Highland, CA · 2 km deep
- 2.52km S of Ontario, CA · 7 km deep
- 3.6103km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.95km N of Banning, CA · 9 km deep
- 2.91km SW of Aguanga, CA · 13 km deep
- 3.112km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.15km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.613km SE of Anza, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.710km N of Aguanga, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.411km SSE of Furnace Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.99km N of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.28km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.014km N of San Miguel, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.29km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 17 km deep
- 4.026km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 3 km deep
- 3.16km NW of Oildale, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.912km N of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.211km ESE of Julian, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.013km NE of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.020km W of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.27km N of San Jacinto, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.319km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.234km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.918km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.615km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.18km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.112km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.87km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.58km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.14km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.85km N of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.16km SE of Auberry, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.717km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.322km E of Campo, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.023km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.219km NW of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.915km ENE of Porterville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.46km NW of Grapevine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.428km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.68km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.54km NNE of Claremont, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.830km ENE of Boron, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.319km SE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.111km N of Salton City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.915km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.719km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.34km E of Yucaipa, CA · 13 km deep
- 2.77km NE of Grapevine, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.752km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.117km SSW of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.611km NE of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.830km NW of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.35km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.25km NW of Norco, CA · 0 km deep
- 2.810km WNW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.14km SE of Westminster, CA · 4 km deep
- 2.840km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.811km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 6.3191 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 10 km deep
- 3.843km NNW of Kernville, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.60 km NNW of Ridgemark, California
- 3.09km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.16km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.911km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.117km S of Tecopa, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.215km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.711km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.217km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.026km NE of Indio, CA · 0 km deep
- 2.912km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.432km SE of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.519km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.17km E of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.240km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.013km NNE of Olancha, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.910km N of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.718km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.39km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.910km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 0 km deep
- 2.814km S of Isla Vista, CA · 10 km deep
- 2.517km ESE of Boron, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.616km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.618km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.16km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.028km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 2.815km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.410km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.517km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.96km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.912km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 0 km deep
- 3.614km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.89km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.18km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.49km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 11 km deep
- 3.13km NE of Mentone, CA · 5 km deep
- 2.816km SSW of Arvin, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.913km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.86km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.98km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.131km NE of Boron, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.717km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.116km NNE of Indio, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.516km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.716km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.614km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.920km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.320km N of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.53km SSW of Wrightwood, CA · 11 km deep
- 3.427km N of San Miguel, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.25km S of Valle Vista, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.03km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.03km ESE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 8 km deep
- 2.84km NE of Chino Hills, CA · 11 km deep
- 3.41km NNW of Marina del Rey, CA · 14 km deep
- 2.87km SSW of Arvin, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.011km NNE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 2.720km NE of California City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.111km E of Anza, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.66km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.08km NNE of Indio, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.834km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.820km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.43km E of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 1 km deep
- 2.54km ESE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 2 km deep
- 3.23km SE of Aguanga, CA · 16 km deep
- 2.914km S of Anza, CA · 14 km deep
- 2.79km SE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.54km E of Inglewood, CA · 0 km deep
- 2.510km SW of Beaumont, CA · 14 km deep
- 2.713km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.65km NNW of Highland, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.814km WNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.623km S of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 2.818km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 3.323km NE of Olancha, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.715km ESE of Anza, CA · 2 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1945 in California.
- 6.3191 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 10 km deep
- 5.85km N of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.912km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA · 0 km deep
- 4.913km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.752km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.60 km NNW of Ridgemark, California
- 4.39km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.28km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.217km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.234km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.18km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.014km N of San Miguel, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.023km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.020km W of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.026km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 3 km deep
- 3.843km NNW of Kernville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.830km NW of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.834km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 3.710km N of Aguanga, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.711km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.717km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.66km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.614km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.6103km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.623km S of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1945 | 20 | 3.8 | 34km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA |
| February 1945 | 9 | 3.4 | 27km N of San Miguel, CA |
| March 1945 | 17 | 4.9 | 13km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA |
| April 1945 | 19 | 4.9 | 12km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA |
| May 1945 | 19 | 6.3 | 191 km WSW of Ferndale, California |
| June 1945 | 11 | 4.7 | 52km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA |
| July 1945 | 9 | 4.0 | 23km ENE of Big Pine, CA |
| August 1945 | 17 | 5.8 | 5km N of Westmorland, CA |
| September 1945 | 10 | 4.2 | 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA |
| October 1945 | 7 | 3.6 | 103km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA |
| November 1945 | 7 | 3.5 | 11km N of Lamont, CA |
| December 1945 | 6 | 3.0 | 13km SSW of Rosedale, 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.