TWIN TEMBLORS: THE LANDERS AND BIG BEAR QUAKES : Damaging California Quakes

In the past century, the state of California has experienced a number of major quakes. Here is a look at some of those that have caused injury and property damage:

Location Date Magnitude Deaths Injuries Property Damage Petrolia 4/25/92 7.1 0 95 $60 million 4/26/92 6.6 4/26/92 6.7 Desert 4/22/92 6.1 0 15+ At least Hot Springs $500,000 Sierra Madre 6/28/91 5.8 1 30+ $33.5 million Upland 2/28/90 5.5 0 38 $10.4 million Loma Prieta 10/17/89 7.1 63 3,757 $5.9 billion Westmoreland 11/24/87 6.6 0 94 $2.7 million 11/23/87 6.2 Whittier Narrows 10/1/87 5.9 8* 200+ $358 million Chalfant Valley 7/21/86 6.1 0 N/A $436,500 Oceanside 7/13/86 5.3 1 28 $720,000 N. Palm Springs 7/8/86 5.9 0 0 $5.3 million Morgan Hill 4/24/84 6.2 0 27 $10 million Coalinga 5/2/83 6.5 0 47 $31 million Eureka 11/8/80 6.6 0 8 $1.75 million Mammoth Lakes 5/27/80 6.0 0 13 $2 million 5/25/80 6.3 5/25/80 6.0 Livermore 1/24/80 5.5 1 44 $11.5 million Calexico 10/15/79 6.6 0 91 $30 million Gilroy-Hollister 8/6/79 5.9 0 16 $500,000 Santa Barbara 8/13/78 5.7 0 65 $7.3 million Oroville 8/1/75 6.1 0 0 Minor Sylmar 2/9/71 6.4 58 2,000 $511 million Eureka 12/21/54 6.6 1 N/A $2 million Bakersfield 8/22/52 5.8 2 35 $10 million Tehachapi 7/21/52 7.7 12 18 $50 million El Centro 5/18/40 7.1 9 N/A $6 million Long Beach 3/10/33 6.3 115 Hundreds $40+ million Lompoc 11/4/27 7.5 N/A N/A N/A Santa Barbara 6/29/25 6.3 12-14 N/A $6.5 million San Francisco 4/18/06 8.3 700+ N/A $400 million

* One death from 5.3 aftershock on 10/4/87.

SOURCES: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Times files

Compiled by Times researcher Michael Meyers