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Other notable Bay Area Earthquakes

A catalog of historic earthquakes in California with magnitudes greater than about 5.5 to 6.0 can be found in the report Earthquake History, 1769-1989 by Ellsworth.

Notable earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Region before and after the 1906 earthquake.

Notable earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Region before and after the 1906 earthquake.

Significant Bay Area Earthquakes

  • 1838 - Peninsula Segment of the San Andreas (M~7)
  • 1868 - Southern Hayward fault (M~7)
  • 1906 - San Andreas fault (M7.7-7.9)
  • 1989 - Loma Prieta (M7.0)