California earthquakes in 1964
186 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in California in 1964. The largest: M5.4 231 km W of Ferndale, California, Jun 11, 1964.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1964 was located in California. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1964
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.723km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 5 km deep
- 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.125km ENE of Arvin, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.46km NE of Caruthers, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.56km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 13 km deep
- 2.84km WSW of Moorpark, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.96km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.123km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.06km NNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 4 km deep
- 3.216km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 2 km deep
- 2.98km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 19 km deep
- 2.93km SSE of Anza, CA · 9 km deep
- 3.28km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.47km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 2 km deep
- 4.38km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 9 km deep
- 3.56km WSW of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.36km NE of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.36km S of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.58km S of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.218km NW of Grapevine, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.920km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.518km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.413km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.79km W of Malibu, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.26km S of Brawley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.214km N of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.06km NW of Palm Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.27 km WSW of San Martin, California
- 4.030km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.726km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.623km NNE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.98km SSE of Avenal, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.712km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.317km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.424km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.520km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2 km deep
- 2.97km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 4 km deep
- 4.026km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.428km ENE of Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.826km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.439km ENE of Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.213km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.427km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.217km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.424km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.014km NE of Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.735km ENE of Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.328km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.814km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.011km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 2 km deep
- 2.827km NE of Arvin, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.012km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.023km E of Barstow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.419km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.324km W of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.120km W of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.023km SW of Bodfish, CA · 1 km deep
- 2.73km SW of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.118km SE of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.223km S of San Joaquin, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.030km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.94km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 12 km deep
- 3.510km NE of Niland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.943km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.017km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.820km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2 km deep
- 3.010km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.81km S of San Fernando, CA · 14 km deep
- 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.220km ENE of Arvin, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.614km N of Tehachapi, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.61km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.94km SE of Bodfish, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.811km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.01km SW of Anza, CA · 7 km deep
- 2.712km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.87km E of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.31km ESE of Grapevine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.624km S of Malibu, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.410km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.774km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.126km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.96km SW of National City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.96km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16 km deep
- 2.817km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.08km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 1 km deep
- 3.329km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 9 km deep
- 3.49km NW of Holtville, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.016km S of San Pedro, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.818km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.84km SW of National City, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.26km E of Ontario, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.94km NNE of National City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.31km NNW of Lompoc, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.66km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.51km NNE of Stanton, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.01km ENE of Stanton, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.4231 km W of Ferndale, California
- 2.96km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 4 km deep
- 2.914km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.04km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.1101km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.620km ENE of Oildale, CA · 0 km deep
- 2.65km SSW of Baldwin Hills, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.58km W of Tehachapi, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.14km N of Loma Linda, CA · 17 km deep
- 3.912km SSE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.026km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.531km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.926km SW of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.941km SW of West Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.820km SW of Bodfish, CA · 2 km deep
- 3.122km E of Julian, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.622km NNE of Avalon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.017km SSE of Trona, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.321km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.14km N of Marina del Rey, CA · 2 km deep
- 3.138km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.013km SSE of Anza, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.019km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.73km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 4 km deep
- 3.07km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.76km SE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 2.629km SSE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 6 km deep
- 3.12km NW of El Segundo, CA · 5 km deep
- 2.92km NNW of El Segundo, CA · 11 km deep
- 3.14km N of Glen Avon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.212km WSW of Niland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.416km WSW of Niland, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.218km ESE of Anza, CA · 5 km deep
- 3.725km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.514km NW of West Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.523km SW of Bodfish, CA · 4 km deep
- 4.030km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.893 km WSW of Ferndale, California
- 2.66km W of Newport Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.032km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.214km WSW of Oasis, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.561 km WSW of Ferndale, California
- 3.438km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.83km NW of Santa Clarita, CA · 4 km deep
- 2.61km NNW of Hacienda Heights, CA · 19 km deep
- 3.43km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 8 km deep
- 3.512km S of Anza, CA · 16 km deep
- 3.66km SE of Independence, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.714km WNW of Olancha, CA · 4 km deep
- 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.819km SW of Bodfish, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.818km SE of King City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.48km N of Claremont, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.020km SW of Bodfish, CA · 0 km deep
- 2.819km SW of Bodfish, CA · 1 km deep
- 3.72km ESE of Chatsworth, CA · 9 km deep
- 3.36km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.321km SW of Bodfish, CA · 0 km deep
- 4.519km SW of Bodfish, CA · 1 km deep
- 3.321km SW of Bodfish, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.521km SW of Bodfish, CA · 0 km deep
- 3.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.520km NW of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.714km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.47km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.414km N of Banning, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.313km N of Cabazon, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.434km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.77km WSW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.16km N of Frazier Park, CA · 13 km deep
- 3.112km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13 km deep
- 3.214km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.76km NW of La Mesa, CA · 4 km deep
- 3.231km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.331km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.529km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.929km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.57km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 1 km deep
- 2.818km SE of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.221km SE of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.05km N of Imperial, CA · 6 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1964 in California.
- 5.4231 km W of Ferndale, California
- 5.27 km WSW of San Martin, California
- 4.893 km WSW of Ferndale, California
- 4.529km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.561 km WSW of Ferndale, California
- 4.519km SW of Bodfish, CA · 1 km deep
- 4.413km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.324km W of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.321km SW of Bodfish, CA · 0 km deep
- 4.38km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 9 km deep
- 4.221km SE of Bodfish, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.1101km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.120km W of Westmorland, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.026km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.01km SW of Anza, CA · 7 km deep
- 4.030km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.030km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 4.023km SW of Bodfish, CA · 1 km deep
- 4.06km NW of Palm Springs, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.98km SSE of Avenal, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.920km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.943km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.912km SSE of Anza, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.929km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.96km SW of National City, CA · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1964 | 19 | 4.5 | 29km N of Yucca Valley, CA |
| February 1964 | 25 | 4.5 | 61 km WSW of Ferndale, California |
| March 1964 | 14 | 4.8 | 93 km WSW of Ferndale, California |
| April 1964 | 9 | 3.3 | 21km NNE of Ocotillo, CA |
| May 1964 | 10 | 3.9 | 12km SSE of Anza, CA |
| June 1964 | 16 | 5.4 | 231 km W of Ferndale, California |
| July 1964 | 9 | 3.9 | 6km SW of National City, CA |
| August 1964 | 14 | 4.0 | 1km SW of Anza, CA |
| September 1964 | 11 | 4.0 | 23km SW of Bodfish, CA |
| October 1964 | 17 | 4.3 | 24km W of Westmorland, CA |
| November 1964 | 28 | 5.2 | 7 km WSW of San Martin, California |
| December 1964 | 14 | 3.7 | 23km SSE of Fort Irwin, 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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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.