![]() 33-37 millimeters (1.3-1.5 in) per year on average. The Pacific Plate is moving northwest relative to the North American plate, at a rate of approx. In the area of California, it is called a transform boundary, because the movement of the two plates is mostly a side-wise sliding alongside each other. Why does California have so many quakes?Ĭalifornia is located near the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. Magnitude 5+ events are about once every 2 months, and strong quakes from magnitude 6+ occur on average once every 4-5 months. ![]() Quakes of magnitude 4+ occur about once every 5 days on average. Typically there are 1-2 quakes of magnitudes greater than 3 every day. Most of them are too small to be felt by humans, although there is usually one or two that are. Recent quakes above magnitude 1.0 in or near California, USA (updated ) Past 24 hoursģ79 quakes | 53 quakes M2+ | 7 quakes M3+ | 1 quake M4+ | 1 quake M5+ġ,734 quakes | 218 quakes M2+ | 25 quakes M3+ | 2 quakes M4+ | 1 quake M5+ĥ,243 quakes | 709 quakes M2+ | 79 quakes M3+ | 10 quakes M4+ | 2 quakes M5+Ģ1,586 quakes | 3,110 quakes M2+ | 426 quakes M3+ | 41 quakes M4+ | 2 quakes M5+ | 1 quake M6+Ĭalifornia Earthquake FAQ How many quakes occur in California every day?Ĭalifornia has about 10-15 quakes every day. 6.2 on Monday, at 12:10 pm (GMT -8) – North Pacific Ocean, 45 mi SW of Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA 5.1 on Tuesday, at 11:42 am (GMT -7) – 12 mi E of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA 3.0 | 7.4 mi NE of Hollister, San Benito County, California, USA. 1.1 | 12km ESE of Alum Rock, CA - Strongest quake today: Mag. There were also 75 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel. In the past 24 hours, California had 1 quake of magnitude 3.0 and 6 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. ![]()
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