November 25, 1852 Earthquake: Northern, California, United States

Name: November 25, 1852 Earthquake: Northern, California, United States
Start: 1852-11-25
Location: Northern, California, United States

November 25, 1852

An earthquake struck Northern, California, United States on November 25, 1852 at 07:09:00 UTC. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: November 25, 1852
Time: 07:09:00 UTC
Place: Northern, California, United States
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Country: United States

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Significant earthquakes of 1852 The 1800s This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6067.