Significant Earthquakes in United States
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in United States, with its toll.
Map
Every significant earthquake in United States with a location. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The record
- Earthquakes
- 283
- Deaths counted
- 1,786
- Earliest
- 1500
The deadliest
- April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California, United States
- April 1, 1946, Unimak Island, Alaska, United States
- March 28, 1964, Alaska, United States
- March 11, 1933, Long Beach, California, United States
- April 3, 1868, SE of, Hawaii, United States
- February 9, 1971, San Fernando, California, United States
- October 18, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, United States
- May 18, 1980, Mt St Helens, Washington, United States
- September 1, 1886, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- January 17, 1994, Northridge, California, United States
- December 8, 1812, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
- October 21, 1868, Hayward,san Francisco, California, United States
- August 18, 1959, Hebgen Lake, Montana, United States
- March 26, 1872, Owens Valley, California, United States
- April 18, 2013, West, Texas, United States
Every earthquake
Newest first.
- July 16, 2025, Alaska, United States
- December 5, 2024, Offshore Cape Mendocino, California, United States
- July 16, 2023, Alaska Peninsula, United States
- December 20, 2022, Humboldt County, California, United States
- July 29, 2021, Alaska Peninsula, United States
- October 19, 2020, Alaska, United States
- August 9, 2020, Sparta, North Carolina, United States
- July 22, 2020, Alaska, United States
- March 31, 2020, Custer County, Idaho, United States
- March 18, 2020, Utah, United States
- July 6, 2019, Ridgecrest, California, United States
- July 4, 2019, Ridgecrest, Nevada, California, United States
- November 30, 2018, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- May 4, 2018, Puna District, Hawaiian Islands, United States
- March 4, 2018, Breckenridge, Enid, Oklahoma, United States
- January 23, 2018, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- November 7, 2016, Cushing, Oklahoma, United States
- January 24, 2016, Kenai, Alaska, United States
- July 27, 2015, Alaska, United States
- August 24, 2014, Napa, Vallejo, California, United States
- July 25, 2014, Southeastern, Alaska, United States
- July 15, 2014, Harrah, Oklahoma, United States
- June 23, 2014, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- March 29, 2014, La Habra, Brea, Fullerton, California, United States
- February 9, 2014, Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States
- April 18, 2013, West, Texas, United States
- January 5, 2013, Southeastern, Alaska, United States
- November 8, 2011, Sparks, Prague, Oklahoma, United States
- November 6, 2011, Sparks, Oklahoma, United States
- September 2, 2011, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- August 23, 2011, Segundo, Colorado, United States
- August 23, 2011, Louisa County, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, United States
- June 24, 2011, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- February 17, 2011, Paonia, Colorado, United States
- December 19, 2010, Luther, Oklahoma, United States
- June 15, 2010, Ocotillo, California, United States
- January 10, 2010, Off Coast Northern, California, United States
- July 29, 2008, Los Angeles, California, United States
- April 26, 2008, Fallon, Nevada, United States
- April 18, 2008, West Salem, Illinois, United States
- February 21, 2008, Wells, Nevada, United States
- October 31, 2007, San Jose, California, United States
- August 17, 2007, Utah, United States
- August 6, 2007, Huntington, Utah, United States
- August 2, 2007, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- July 20, 2007, Montclair, California, United States
- May 8, 2007, Sheridan, Montana, United States
- October 15, 2006, Hawaiian Islands, United States
- July 26, 2005, Dillon, Silver Star, Twin Bridges, Montana, United States
- June 15, 2005, Off Coast Northern, California, United States
- September 28, 2004, Parkfield, San Miguel, Central, California, United States
- December 22, 2003, Paso Robles,templeton,atascadero, California, United States
- November 17, 2003, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- June 6, 2003, Bardwell, Kentucky, United States
- April 29, 2003, Fort Payne,gaylesville,valley Head, Alabama, United States
- February 22, 2003, Big Bear City, California, United States
- November 3, 2002, Slana, Mentasta Lake, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- October 23, 2002, Cantwell, Denali Natl Park, Alaska, United States
- April 20, 2002, Clinton, Essex, Au Sable Forks, New York, United States
- September 9, 2001, Los Angeles, California, United States
- February 28, 2001, Olympia, Seattle, Tacoma, Washington, United States
- September 3, 2000, Napa, California, United States
- October 16, 1999, Ludlow, Landers, Twentynine Palms, California, United States
- June 10, 1996, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
- June 10, 1996, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
- October 6, 1995, Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, United States
- December 26, 1994, Eureka, Samoa, Arcata, Blue Lake, California, United States
- September 1, 1994, Honeydew, North, California, United States
- February 3, 1994, Afton, Wyoming, United States
- January 17, 1994, Northridge, California, United States
- January 16, 1994, Reading, Felt to Canada, Pennsylvania, United States
- September 21, 1993, Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States
- March 25, 1993, Washington-Oregon Border, United States
- June 29, 1992, Nevada Test Site, Nevada-California Border, United States
- June 28, 1992, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City, California, United States
- June 28, 1992, Landers, Yucca Valley, California, United States
- April 25, 1992, Ferndale, Petrolia, Humboldt County, California, United States
- April 23, 1992, Joshua Tree, Angelus Oaks, California, United States
- August 17, 1991, Honeydew, Whitethorn, Petrolia, California, United States
- June 28, 1991, Arcadia, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
- February 28, 1990, S, Claremont, Covina, California, United States
- October 18, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, United States
- September 4, 1989, Alaska, United States
- June 26, 1989, Puna District, Hawaiian Islands, United States
- March 6, 1988, Anchorage, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States
- November 30, 1987, Yakutat, Alaska, United States
- November 24, 1987, Superstition Hills, California, United States
- November 17, 1987, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States
- October 4, 1987, Whittier, Pasadena, California, United States
- October 1, 1987, Whittier, California, United States
- July 21, 1986, Chalfant Valley, California-Nevada, United States
- July 13, 1986, San Diego, Newport Beach, California, United States
- July 8, 1986, Palm Springs, California, United States
- May 17, 1986, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
- May 7, 1986, Adak, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- October 18, 1984, Douglas, Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States
- April 24, 1984, Morgan Hill, Central, California, United States
- November 16, 1983, Kapapala, Hawaii, United States
- October 28, 1983, Borah Peak, Challis, Mackay, Idaho, United States
- July 12, 1983, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States
- May 2, 1983, Central, Coalinga, California, United States
- April 26, 1981, Westmorland,calipatria, California, United States
- November 8, 1980, North Coast, California, United States
- July 27, 1980, Maysville, Kentucky, United States
- May 25, 1980, Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
- May 18, 1980, Mt St Helens, Washington, United States
- January 24, 1980, Livermore, California, United States
- October 15, 1979, Mexicali, Imperial Valley, Mexico, California, United States
- February 28, 1979, Alaska, United States
- August 13, 1978, Southern, California, United States
- November 29, 1975, Hawaii, United States
- August 1, 1975, Oroville, California, United States
- March 28, 1975, Pocatello Valley, Idaho, United States
- February 2, 1975, Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- April 26, 1973, Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- February 21, 1973, Oxnard, California, United States
- July 30, 1972, Sitka, Juneau, Alaska, United States
- November 6, 1971, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- May 2, 1971, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
- February 9, 1971, San Fernando, California, United States
- March 11, 1970, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
- October 2, 1969, Santa Rosa, California, United States
- July 2, 1965, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- April 29, 1965, Seattle, Washington, United States
- March 30, 1965, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- February 4, 1965, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- March 28, 1964, Alaska, United States
- December 21, 1962, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- August 30, 1962, Utah, United States
- April 4, 1961, Terminal Island, California, United States
- August 18, 1959, Hebgen Lake, Montana, United States
- July 10, 1958, Lituya Bay, Alaska, United States
- March 22, 1957, San Mateo County, California, United States
- March 22, 1957, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- March 9, 1957, Alaska, United States
- January 25, 1955, Terminal Island, California, United States
- December 21, 1954, Humboldt County, California, United States
- December 16, 1954, Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States
- August 23, 1954, Stillwater Range, Nevada, United States
- July 6, 1954, Fallon, Nevada, United States
- August 22, 1952, Kern County, California, United States
- July 21, 1952, Kern County, California, United States
- March 17, 1952, Hawaii, United States
- August 21, 1951, Hawaii, United States
- August 15, 1951, Terminal Island, California, United States
- November 17, 1949, Southern, California, United States
- April 13, 1949, Washington, United States
- May 14, 1948, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
- April 10, 1947, California, United States
- November 1, 1946, East Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- April 1, 1946, Unimak Island, Alaska, United States
- September 5, 1944, Ontario, Massena, Canada, New York, United States
- February 9, 1941, Northern, California, United States
- December 24, 1940, New Hampshire, Maine, United States
- July 14, 1940, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- May 19, 1940, California, Mexico, United States
- November 10, 1938, Alaska, United States
- October 31, 1935, Helena, Montana, United States
- October 19, 1935, Helena, Montana, United States
- December 31, 1934, Baja,imperial Valley, California, United States
- March 12, 1934, Utah, United States
- March 11, 1933, Long Beach, California, United States
- December 20, 1932, Cedar Mountain, Nevada, United States
- November 10, 1932, Willetts Point, New York, United States
- June 6, 1932, Eureka, California, United States
- August 31, 1930, Southern, California, United States
- December 17, 1929, Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- August 12, 1929, Attica, New York, United States
- March 7, 1929, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- November 4, 1927, Off Coast, S, California, United States
- October 24, 1927, SE Alaska, Alaska, United States
- January 1, 1927, California, Mexico, United States
- March 20, 1926, Hawaii, United States
- June 29, 1925, Santa Barbara, California, United States
- June 28, 1925, Clarkston Valley, Montana, United States
- February 23, 1925, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States
- January 22, 1923, Northern, California, United States
- January 31, 1922, Northern, California, United States
- September 29, 1921, Elsinore, Utah, United States
- April 21, 1918, San Jacinto, Hemet, California, United States
- May 31, 1917, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
- April 18, 1916, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- February 6, 1916, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- October 3, 1915, Pleasant Valley, Nevada, United States
- June 23, 1915, El Centro, California, United States
- November 7, 1912, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
- September 22, 1911, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States
- October 6, 1909, Utah, United States
- April 10, 1909, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- September 21, 1908, Hawaii, United States
- February 14, 1908, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States
- September 24, 1907, Skagway, Alaska, United States
- September 2, 1907, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- December 23, 1906, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- August 17, 1906, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California, United States
- February 14, 1905, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
- August 27, 1904, Rampart, Alaska, United States
- June 2, 1903, Southwest, Alaska, United States
- November 17, 1902, Utah, United States
- July 28, 1902, Southern, California, United States
- January 1, 1902, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- December 31, 1901, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- March 3, 1901, San Diego, California, United States
- October 9, 1900, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- August 11, 1900, SE. Alaska, Alaska, United States
- December 25, 1899, California, United States
- September 10, 1899, SE Alaska, Alaska, United States
- September 10, 1899, Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States
- September 4, 1899, Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States
- June 29, 1898, Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- April 14, 1898, N Coast,mendocino County, California, United States
- March 31, 1898, Sonoma County, California, United States
- October 31, 1895, Charleston, Missouri, United States
- September 1, 1895, High Bridge, New Jersey, United States
- April 21, 1892, Winters, California, United States
- April 19, 1892, Vacaville,winters, California, United States
- November 29, 1891, Puget Sound, Washington, United States
- September 1, 1886, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- December 21, 1884, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- September 19, 1884, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, United States
- August 10, 1884, Rockaway Beach, near New York City, New York, United States
- October 26, 1880, Southeastern, Alaska, United States
- September 29, 1880, Alaska Peninsula, United States
- August 10, 1879, San Fernando, California, United States
- August 29, 1878, East Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- January 20, 1878, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- February 24, 1877, Hawaii, United States
- November 23, 1873, Northern, California, United States
- November 18, 1872, Concord, New Hampshire, United States
- August 23, 1872, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- March 26, 1872, Owens Valley, California, United States
- June 18, 1871, Long Island, New York, United States
- March 2, 1871, Humboldt County, California, United States
- February 20, 1871, Hawaiian Islands, United States
- February 13, 1869, San Francisco, California, United States
- February 10, 1869, San Francisco, California, United States
- October 21, 1868, Hayward,san Francisco, California, United States
- May 15, 1868, Alaska Peninsula, United States
- April 3, 1868, SE of, Hawaii, United States
- September 5, 1866, Kodiak Island, AK, Alaska, United States
- October 8, 1865, Santa Cruz, California, United States
- October 1, 1865, Fort Humboldt, Eureka, California, United States
- March 7, 1865, E Central, Sonoma County, California, United States
- May 27, 1862, San Diego, California, United States
- July 4, 1861, Contra Costa,alameda Counties, California, United States
- September 24, 1859, Half Moon Bay, California, United States
- November 26, 1858, San Jose,san Francisco, California, United States
- January 9, 1857, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- February 15, 1856, Northern, California, United States
- October 22, 1855, San Francisco, California, United States
- July 11, 1855, Los Angeles, California, United States
- March 20, 1855, Northern, California, United States
- October 22, 1854, Northern, California, United States
- May 31, 1854, Southern, California, United States
- January 27, 1854, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States
- February 1, 1853, San Simeon, California, United States
- November 25, 1852, Northern, California, United States
- November 13, 1851, Northern, California, United States
- May 15, 1851, Northern, California, United States
- November 11, 1840, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- March 1839, Hawaii, United States
- June 1838, San Francisco,san Jose,santa Clara, California, United States
- June 10, 1836, California, United States
- August 27, 1833, Central Virginia, Virginia, United States
- March 1, 1820, East Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- January 8, 1817, South Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, United States
- December 31, 1816, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- December 21, 1812, Purisima, California, United States
- December 8, 1812, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
- February 7, 1812, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
- January 23, 1812, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
- December 16, 1811, Northeast (New Madrid Earthquakes), Arkansas, United States
- December 16, 1811, Northeast (New Madrid Earthquakes), Arkansas, United States
- March 25, 1806, Santa Barbara, California, United States
- 1792, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- August 6, 1788, Alaska Peninsula, United States
- July 21, 1788, Unga Island, Alaska Peninsula, United States
- November 18, 1755, East of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States
- November 9, 1727, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, United States
- January 27, 1700, Cascadia Subduction Zone, United States
- April 13, 1668, Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, United States
- 1500, Hawaii, United States
By country
- Afghanistan72
- Albania56
- Algeria58
- Antarctica7
- Antigua and Barbuda3
- Argentina39
- Armenia13
- Atlantic Ocean7
- Australia34
- Austria8
- Azerbaijan17
- Azores28
- Bangladesh19
- Barbados1
- Belgium1
- Bering Sea1
- Bhutan5
- Bolivia19
- Bosnia and Herzegovina11
- Brazil13
- British Virgin Islands1
- Bulgaria18
- Burundi1
- Cameroon2
- Canada22
- Canary Islands2
- Central African Republic1
- Chile200
- China626
- Colombia83
- Comoros1
- Congo7
- Costa Rica37
- Cote d'Ivoire2
- Croatia53
- Cuba15
- Cyprus10
- Czech Republic1
- Djibouti2
- Dominica1
- Dominican Republic19
- Ecuador70
- Egypt17
- El Salvador42
- Eritrea6
- Ethiopia11
- Fiji20
- France43
- French Guiana2
- French Polynesia1
- Gabon1
- Georgia15
- Germany9
- Ghana6
- Greece296
- Greenland1
- Grenada1
- Guadeloupe9
- Guatemala47
- Guinea1
- Haiti21
- Honduras15
- Hungary5
- Iceland17
- India102
- Indian Ocean3
- Indonesia427
- Iran388
- Iraq24
- Ireland1
- Israel24
- Italy338
- Jamaica19
- Japan429
- Jordan5
- Kazakhstan9
- Kenya3
- Kermadec Islands23
- Kiribati1
- Kyrgyzstan15
- Laos2
- Lebanon14
- Libya2
- Madagascar1
- Malawi4
- Malaysia3
- Martinique10
- Mexico217
- Micronesia5
- Mongolia7
- Montenegro10
- Montserrat1
- Morocco21
- Mozambique3
- Myanmar43
- Nepal21
- Netherlands4
- New Caledonia28
- New Zealand72
- Nicaragua40
- North Korea6
- North Macedonia13
- Norway2
- Oman2
- Pacific Ocean2
- Pakistan55
- Palau1
- Panama23
- Papua New Guinea107
- Peru195
- Philippines233
- Poland8
- Portugal29
- Romania15
- Russia159
- Rwanda5
- Saint Lucia2
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
- Samoa8
- Saudi Arabia3
- Senegal1
- Serbia15
- Sierra Leone1
- Slovakia3
- Slovenia22
- Solomon Islands63
- Solomon Sea2
- South Africa14
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands7
- South Korea22
- South Sudan4
- Spain35
- Sri Lanka1
- Sudan1
- Switzerland31
- Syria34
- Taiwan103
- Tajikistan29
- Tanzania8
- Tasman Sea1
- Thailand4
- Togo2
- Tonga26
- Trinidad and Tobago8
- Tunisia9
- Turkey360
- Turkmenistan12
- Uganda4
- UK Territories2
- Ukraine12
- United Kingdom15
- United States283
- Uruguay2
- US Territories39
- Uzbekistan14
- Vanuatu65
- Venezuela65
- Vietnam6
- Wallis and Futuna1
- Yemen10
- Zambia1
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.