Timeline of earthquakes on San Andreas fault

  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

    1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

    About 350 kilometers (220 mi) were ruptured in central and southern California. Though it is known as the Fort Tejon earthquake, the epicenter is thought to have been located far to the north, just south of Parkfield. Two deaths were reported. Its moment magnitude was 7.9.
  • 1906 San Francisco earthquake

    1906 San Francisco earthquake

    This earthquake ruptured in Northern California. The epicenter was near San Francisco. At least 3,000 people died in the earthquake and subsequent fires. The magnitude was estimated to be 7.8. 80% of the city got destroyed after the earthquake
  • 1957 San Francisco earthquake

    1957 San Francisco earthquake

    ruptured in Northern California. The epicenter was near San Francisco. At least 3,000 people died in the earthquake and subsequent fires. The magnitude was estimated to be 7.8. There was a non-destructive foreshock and aftershock sequence that lasted for several months. With financial losses of around US$1 million, damage was considered minimal, with one death and forty injuries.
  • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

    1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

    ruptured (although the rupture did not reach the surface) near Santa Cruz, California, causing 63 deaths and moderate damage in certain vulnerable locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Moment magnitude was about 6.9. This quake occurred on October 17, 1989, at approximately 5:04 pm PDT.
  • 2004 Parkfield earthquake

    2004 Parkfield earthquake

    Parkfield earthquake is a name given to various large earthquakes that occurred in the vicinity of the town of Parkfield, California, United States. The San Andreas fault runs through this town, and six successive magnitude 6 earthquakes occurred on the fault at unusually regular intervals, between 12 and 32 years apart (with an average of every 22 years), between 1857 and 1966.[1] The latest major earthquake in the region struck on September 28, 2004