June 15, 2005 Earthquake: Off Coast Northern, California, United States
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Off Coast Northern, California, United States on June 15, 2005 at 02:50:53 UTC, 10 km below the surface. 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
- June 15, 2005
- Time
- 02:50:53 UTC
- Place
- Off Coast Northern, California, United States
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 41.301° N, 125.970° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt from southwestern Oregon south to the San Francisco Bay
area and by some people in the Portland and Los
Angeles areas. (reference #1053)
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
- January 31, 1922, Northern, California, United States
- September 1, 1994, Honeydew, North, California, United States
- February 9, 1941, Northern, California, United States
- January 22, 1923, Northern, California, United States
- October 1, 1865, Fort Humboldt, Eureka, California, United States
- January 10, 2010, Off Coast Northern, California, United States
- December 5, 2024, Offshore Cape Mendocino, California, United States
- November 8, 1980, North Coast, California, United States
- December 26, 1994, Eureka, Samoa, Arcata, Blue Lake, 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 6738.