January 31, 1922 Earthquake: Northern, California, United States
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Northern, California, United States on January 31, 1922 at 13:17:00 UTC.
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
- January 31, 1922
- Time
- 13:17:00 UTC
- Place
- Northern, California, United States
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 41.000° N, 125.500° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 20, 2022, Humboldt County, California, United States
- June 6, 1932, Eureka, California, United States
- December 21, 1954, Humboldt County, California, United States
- June 15, 2005, Off Coast Northern, California, United States
- February 9, 1941, Northern, California, United States
- September 1, 1994, Honeydew, North, California, United States
- January 22, 1923, Northern, California, United States
- January 10, 2010, Off Coast Northern, California, United States
- December 5, 2024, Offshore Cape Mendocino, California, United States
- October 1, 1865, Fort Humboldt, Eureka, California, United States
- December 26, 1994, Eureka, Samoa, Arcata, Blue Lake, California, United States
- November 8, 1980, North Coast, California, United States
- March 20, 1855, Northern, California, United States
- April 25, 1992, Ferndale, Petrolia, Humboldt County, California, United States
- March 2, 1871, Humboldt County, California, United States
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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 3189.