California earthquakes in 1951
216 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in California in 1951. The largest: M6.0 53 km SW of Ferndale, California, Oct 7, 1951.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1951 was located in California. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1951
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 2.812km E of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.77km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.118km N of Neenach, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.036km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.86km E of Grapevine, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.811km NNE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 3.03km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 19 km deep
- 3.712km WNW of Avenal, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.712km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.58km SE of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.320km SW of Lamont, CA · 1 km deep
- 2.920km SW of Lamont, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.13km ENE of Inglewood, CA · 4 km deep
- 2.86km NW of Garnet, CA · 2 km deep
- 2.834km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 1 km deep
- 2.713km NNE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 3.222km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.37km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.214km NNE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 2.92km NNW of Colton, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.52km N of Colton, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.221km W of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.962km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.05km SW of Port Hueneme, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.612km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.86km SE of Ontario, CA · 8 km deep
- 3.02km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.016km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.019km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.92km S of Calabasas, CA · 10 km deep
- 3.29km SE of Salton City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.47km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.511km WSW of Lompoc, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.64km S of Valencia, CA · 1 km deep
- 2.629km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 6 km deep
- 4.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.76 km SE of Scotia, California
- 4.889 km WSW of Ferndale, California
- 2.832km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1 km deep
- 3.233km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 1 km deep
- 2.819km NW of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.028km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 6 km deep
- 2.53km NNW of Running Springs, CA · 0 km deep
- 4.85 km NNW of Hollister, California
- 2.813km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.235km W of San Miguel Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.98km NNE of Lebec, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.910km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.11km SE of Muscoy, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.712km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9 km deep
- 2.732km SW of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.625km NE of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 6.053 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15 km deep
- 2.52km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14 km deep
- 3.74km SSW of Parkfield, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.68km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.158km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.14km NNW of Glen Avon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.231km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.61km E of Muscoy, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.12km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 11 km deep
- 2.66km NNW of Castaic, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.923km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.822km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.927km WSW of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.054km S of Hawthorne, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.732km SW of Malibu, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.24km ENE of Echo Park, CA · 14 km deep
- 3.042km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.918km W of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.232km ESE of Campo, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.05km WSW of Cathedral City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.29km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.912km ESE of Anza, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.546km SW of Lompoc, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.86km NE of Alpine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.316km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.04km NW of Beaumont, CA · 10 km deep
- 3.26km NE of Cabazon, CA · 21 km deep
- 3.133km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.932km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.64km E of Yucaipa, CA · 2 km deep
- 3.02km E of Murrieta, CA · 10 km deep
- 2.816km ESE of Arvin, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.67km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.929km W of Fort Irwin, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.024km W of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.65km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.121km NE of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.914km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.35km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.09km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.77km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California
- 2.98km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.17km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.25km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.438km SSW of Santa Rosa Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 5.021 km NE of Soledad, California
- 2.920km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.519km NW of Inyokern, CA · 7 km deep
- 2.81km NNE of Manhattan Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.36km NNE of Kernville, CA · 2 km deep
- 3.222km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.24km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.09km NW of Holtville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.747km NE of Holtville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.226km ESE of Campo, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.116km NW of Inyokern, CA · 2 km deep
- 3.13km E of Indio, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.45km SSW of Malibu, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.549km SW of Lompoc, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.217km NW of Inyokern, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.424km SSW of Mendota, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.118km NW of Inyokern, CA · 5 km deep
- 2.911km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 0 km deep
- 2.919km NW of Inyokern, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.617km S of Little Lake, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.46km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.26km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.818km NW of Inyokern, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.716km NW of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.416km NW of Inyokern, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.416km NW of Inyokern, CA · 0 km deep
- 4.215km NW of Inyokern, CA · 0 km deep
- 4.416km NW of Inyokern, CA · 3 km deep
- 3.114km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.62km N of Fullerton, CA · 9 km deep
- 2.55km S of Anza, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.513km SSE of King City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.61km NE of Hollywood, CA · 21 km deep
- 3.131km SSE of Campo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.93km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.229km S of Solvang, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.618km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.010km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.510km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.812km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.612km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.618km ESE of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.913km ESE of Anza, CA · 9 km deep
- 2.737km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.913km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.66km NW of Lebec, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.526km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.119km WSW of Taft, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.03km ENE of Devore, CA · 4 km deep
- 3.328km SSW of Mendota, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.720km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 2 km deep
- 2.86km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.84km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.332km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.519km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.412km N of Coalinga, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.625km SSW of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.11km SSE of Westlake Village, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.211km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.016km NE of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.121km NNE of Indio, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.088 km W of Ferndale, California
- 2.82km N of Little Lake, CA · 1 km deep
- 3.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.315km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.515km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 8 km deep
- 3.53km SSW of Grapevine, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.610km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.816km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.715km NNE of Indio, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.814km WNW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.125km SSE of Malibu, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.626km E of Big Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.811km SE of Malibu, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.650km W of Tecopa, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.712km N of Banning, CA · 20 km deep
- 3.120km S of Camarillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.3104km SW of Los Osos, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.333km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.123km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 4 km deep
- 2.76km N of Lytle Creek, CA · 12 km deep
- 3.118km ESE of Anza, CA · 14 km deep
- 4.621km SE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.711km SE of Anza, CA · 3 km deep
- 3.011km SW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.119km W of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.83km ESE of Calimesa, CA · 3 km deep
- 2.814km NE of Big Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.24km N of Castaic, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.544km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.744km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.036km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.030km ESE of San Nicolas Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.85km SSE of Mentone, CA · 7 km deep
- 3.013km W of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.538km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.93 km NW of San Leandro, California
- 2.923km W of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.324km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.68km WSW of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.87km ENE of El Centro, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.410km NW of Holtville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.715km E of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.89km WNW of Holtville, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.814km ENE of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.217km S of Tehachapi, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.865 km WSW of Ferndale, California
- 2.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.85km NNE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.09km ENE of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.89km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.023km E of Big Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.630km E of Big Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.011km SE of Bishop, CA · 1 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1951 in California.
- 6.053 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15 km deep
- 5.811km NNE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6 km deep
- 5.021 km NE of Soledad, California
- 5.088 km W of Ferndale, California
- 5.036km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California
- 4.889 km WSW of Ferndale, California
- 4.85 km NNW of Hollister, California
- 4.865 km WSW of Ferndale, California
- 4.711km SE of Anza, CA · 3 km deep
- 4.76 km SE of Scotia, California
- 4.621km SE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.416km NW of Inyokern, CA · 3 km deep
- 4.37km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.315km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.3104km SW of Los Osos, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.35km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.215km NW of Inyokern, CA · 0 km deep
- 4.12km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 11 km deep
- 4.119km W of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.962km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.89km WNW of Holtville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.87km ENE of El Centro, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1951 | 24 | 4.8 | 65 km WSW of Ferndale, California |
| February 1951 | 12 | 4.7 | 11km SE of Anza, CA |
| March 1951 | 17 | 4.3 | 15km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA |
| April 1951 | 7 | 5.0 | 88 km W of Ferndale, California |
| May 1951 | 9 | 3.5 | 19km NNE of Coalinga, CA |
| June 1951 | 27 | 4.4 | 16km NW of Inyokern, CA |
| July 1951 | 21 | 5.0 | 21 km NE of Soledad, California |
| August 1951 | 25 | 4.9 | 21 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California |
| September 1951 | 17 | 4.1 | 2km SSE of Muscoy, CA |
| October 1951 | 12 | 6.0 | 53 km SW of Ferndale, California |
| November 1951 | 22 | 4.8 | 89 km WSW of Ferndale, California |
| December 1951 | 23 | 5.8 | 11km NNE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), 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.
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- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
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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.