| Earthquake | Date (dd/mm/yyyy) | Time (hh:mm)* | Magnitude (Mw) | Depth (km)* | Mechanism† | Number (Horizontal)‡ | Number (Vertical)§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena, Montana-01 | 31/10/1935 | 18:38 | 6.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Helena, Montana-02 | 31/10/1935 | 19:18 | 6.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Humboldt Bay | 07/02/1937 | 04:42 | 5.80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Imperial Valley-01 | 06/06/1938 | 02:42 | 5.00 | 16.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Northwest California-01 | 12/09/1938 | 06:10 | 5.50 | 13.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Imperial Valley-02 | 19/05/1940 | 04:37 | 6.95 | 8.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Northwest California-02 | 09/02/1941 | 09:45 | 6.60 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Northern California-01 | 03/10/1941 | 16:14 | 6.40 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Borrego | 21/10/1942 | 16:22 | 6.50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Imperial Valley-03 | 24/01/1951 | 07:17 | 5.60 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Northwest California-03 | 08/10/1951 | 04:11 | 5.80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kern County | 21/07/1952 | 11:53 | 7.36 | 16.0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Northern California-02 | 22/09/1952 | 11:41 | 5.20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Southern California | 22/11/1952 | 07:46 | 6.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Imperial Valley-04 | 14/06/1953 | 04:17 | 5.50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Central California-01 | 25/04/1954 | 20:33 | 5.30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Northern California-03 | 21/12/1954 | 19:56 | 6.50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Imperial Valley-05 | 17/12/1955 | 06:07 | 5.40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| El Alamo | 09/02/1956 | 14:33 | 6.80 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 22/03/1957 | 19:44 | 5.28 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Central California-02 | 20/01/1960 | 03:26 | 5.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Northern California-04 | 06/06/1960 | 01:17 | 5.70 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hollister-01 | 09/04/1961 | 07:23 | 5.60 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hollister-02 | 09/04/1961 | 07:25 | 5.50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Parkfield | 28/06/1966 | 04:26 | 6.19 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Northern California-05 | 10/12/1967 | 12:06 | 5.60 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Northern California-06 | 18/12/1967 | 17:25 | 5.20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Borrego Mountain | 09/04/1968 | 02:30 | 6.63 | 8.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Lytle Creek | 12/09/1970 | 14:30 | 5.33 | 8.0 | 3 | 20 | 9 |
| San Fernando | 09/02/1971 | 14:00 | 6.61 | 13.0 | 2 | 80 | 39 |
| Sitka, Alaska | 30/07/1972 | 7.68 | 29.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Stone Canyon | 04/09/1972 | 4.81 | 8.0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| Managua, Nicaragua-01 | 23/12/1972 | 06:29 | 6.24 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Managua, Nicaragua-02 | 23/12/1972 | 07:19 | 5.20 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Point Mugu | 21/02/1973 | 14:45 | 5.65 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hollister-03 | 28/11/1974 | 23:01 | 5.14 | 6.1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Northern California-07 | 07/06/1975 | 08:46 | 5.20 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| Oroville-01 | 01/08/1975 | 20:20 | 5.89 | 22.4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oroville-02 | 02/08/1975 | 20:22 | 4.79 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Oroville-04 | 02/08/1975 | 20:59 | 4.37 | 7.6 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Oroville-03 | 08/08/1975 | 07:00 | 4.70 | 3.6 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| Friuli, Italy-01 | 06/05/1976 | 20:00 | 6.50 | 5.1 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Gazli, USSR | 17/05/1976 | 6.80 | 18.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Friuli, Italy-03 | 11/09/1976 | 16:31 | 5.50 | 6.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Friuli, Italy-02 | 15/09/1976 | 03:15 | 5.91 | 3.7 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Caldiran, Turkey | 24/11/1976 | 7.21 | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Izmir, Turkey | 16/12/1977 | 07:37 | 5.30 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Santa Barbara | 13/08/1978 | 5.92 | 12.7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Tabas, Iran | 16/09/1978 | 7.35 | 5.8 | 2 | 14 | 7 | |
| St. Elias, Alaska | 28/02/1979 | 7.54 | 15.7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Dursunbey, Turkey | 18/07/1979 | 13:12 | 5.34 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Coyote Lake | 06/08/1979 | 17:05 | 5.74 | 9.6 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| Imperial Valley-06 | 15/10/1979 | 23:16 | 6.53 | 10.0 | 0 | 68 | 35 |
| Imperial Valley-07 | 15/10/1979 | 23:19 | 5.01 | 9.5 | 0 | 32 | 16 |
| Imperial Valley-08 | 16/10/1979 | 06:58 | 5.62 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Livermore-01 | 24/01/1980 | 19:00 | 5.80 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| Livermore-02 | 27/01/1980 | 02:33 | 5.42 | 14.5 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| Anza (Horse Canyon)-01 | 25/02/1980 | 10:47 | 5.19 | 13.6 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Mammoth Lakes-01 | 25/05/1980 | 16:34 | 6.06 | 9.0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Mammoth Lakes-02 | 25/05/1980 | 16:49 | 5.69 | 14.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Mammoth Lakes-03 | 25/05/1980 | 19:44 | 5.91 | 16.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Mammoth Lakes-04 | 25/05/1980 | 20:35 | 5.70 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Mammoth Lakes-05 | 26/05/1980 | 18:58 | 5.70 | 4.7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Mammoth Lakes-06 | 27/05/1980 | 14:51 | 5.94 | 14.0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Mammoth Lakes-07 | 27/05/1980 | 19:01 | 4.73 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Mammoth Lakes-08 | 31/05/1980 | 15:16 | 4.80 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| Victoria, Mexico | 09/06/1980 | 03:28 | 6.33 | 11.0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Mammoth Lakes-09 | 11/06/1980 | 04:41 | 4.85 | 7.6 | 5 | 18 | 8 |
| Almiros, Greece | 11/08/1980 | 5.20 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Trinidad | 08/11/1980 | 10:27 | 7.20 | 15.1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Irpinia, Italy-01 | 23/11/1980 | 19:34 | 6.90 | 9.5 | 1 | 24 | 12 |
| Irpinia, Italy-02 | 23/11/1980 | 19:35 | 6.20 | 7.0 | 1 | 20 | 10 |
| Irpinia, Italy-03 | 16/01/1981 | 00:37 | 4.70 | 15.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Taiwan SMART1(5) | 29/01/1981 | 04:51 | 5.90 | 11.1 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| Corinth, Greece | 24/02/1981 | 00:00 | 6.60 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Westmorland | 26/04/1981 | 12:09 | 5.90 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Mammoth Lakes-10 | 07/01/1983 | 01:38 | 5.34 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mammoth Lakes-11 | 07/01/1983 | 03:24 | 5.31 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Coalinga-01 | 02/05/1983 | 23:42 | 6.36 | 4.6 | 2 | 94 | 47 |
| Coalinga-02 | 09/05/1983 | 02:49 | 5.09 | 12.0 | 2 | 41 | 20 |
| Coalinga-03 | 11/06/1983 | 03:09 | 5.38 | 2.4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Coalinga-04 | 09/07/1983 | 07:40 | 5.18 | 9.0 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| Coalinga-05 | 22/07/1983 | 02:39 | 5.77 | 7.4 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| Coalinga-06 | 22/07/1983 | 03:43 | 4.89 | 7.9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Coalinga-07 | 25/07/1983 | 22:31 | 5.21 | 8.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Ierissos, Greece | 06/08/1983 | 15:43 | 6.70 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Trinidad offshore | 24/08/1983 | 13:36 | 5.70 | 11.9 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Coalinga-08 | 09/09/1983 | 09:16 | 5.23 | 6.7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Taiwan SMART1(25) | 21/09/1983 | 19:20 | 6.50 | 18.0 | 2 | 18 | 8 |
| Borah Peak, ID-01 | 28/10/1983 | 14:06 | 6.88 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Borah Peak, ID-02 | 29/10/1983 | 23:29 | 5.10 | 10.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand-01 | 05/03/1984 | 02:07 | 5.50 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Morgan Hill | 24/04/1984 | 21:15 | 6.19 | 8.5 | 0 | 59 | 27 |
| Lazio–Abruzzo, Italy | 07/05/1984 | 17:50 | 5.80 | 14.0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Veroia, Greece | 09/07/1984 | 5.30 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| Pelekanada, Greece | 10/10/1984 | 5.00 | 81.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bishop (Round Valley) | 23/11/1984 | 18:08 | 5.82 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Taiwan SMART1(33) | 12/06/1985 | 17:22 | 5.80 | 3.3 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| Drama, Greece | 09/11/1985 | 23:30 | 5.20 | 10.8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Nahanni, Canada | 23/12/1985 | 6.76 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| Hollister-04 | 26/01/1986 | 19:20 | 5.45 | 8.7 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Mt. Lewis | 31/03/1986 | 11:55 | 5.60 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Taiwan SMART1(40) | 20/05/1986 | 05:25 | 6.32 | 15.8 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| North Palm Springs | 08/07/1986 | 09:20 | 6.06 | 11.0 | 3 | 64 | 29 |
| Chalfant Valley-01 | 20/07/1986 | 14:29 | 5.77 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Chalfant Valley-02 | 21/07/1986 | 14:42 | 6.19 | 10.0 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| Chalfant Valley-03 | 21/07/1986 | 14:51 | 5.65 | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Chalfant Valley-04 | 31/07/1986 | 07:22 | 5.44 | 9.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Kalamata, Greece-01 | 13/09/1986 | 17:25 | 6.20 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Kalamata, Greece-02 | 15/09/1986 | 11:41 | 5.40 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| San Salvador | 10/10/1986 | 17:49 | 5.80 | 10.9 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Taiwan SMART1(45) | 14/11/1986 | 21:20 | 7.30 | 15.0 | 2 | 30 | 15 |
| Baja California | 07/02/1987 | 03:45 | 5.50 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| New Zealand-02 | 02/03/1987 | 01:42 | 6.60 | 6.4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| New Zealand-03 | 02/03/1987 | 01:51 | 5.80 | 11.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Whittier Narrows-01 | 01/10/1987 | 14:42 | 5.99 | 14.6 | 3 | 234 | 116 |
| Whittier Narrows-02 | 04/10/1987 | 10:59 | 5.27 | 13.3 | 3 | 22 | 11 |
| Superstition Hills-01 | 24/11/1987 | 05:14 | 6.22 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Superstition Hills-02 | 24/11/1987 | 13:16 | 6.54 | 9.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Spitak, Armenia | 07/12/1988 | 6.77 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Loma Prieta | 18/10/1989 | 00:05 | 6.93 | 17.5 | 3 | 167 | 82 |
| Upland | 28/02/1990 | 5.63 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Manjil, Iran | 20/06/1990 | 7.37 | 19.0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | |
| Griva, Greece | 21/12/1990 | 06:58 | 6.10 | 9.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Georgia, USSR | 15/06/1991 | 00:59 | 6.20 | 6.0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Sierra Madre | 28/06/1991 | 5.61 | 12.0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | |
| Erzican, Turkey | 13/03/1992 | 17:18 | 6.69 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Roermond, Netherlands | 13/04/1992 | 01:20 | 5.30 | 14.6 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Cape Mendocino | 25/04/1992 | 18:06 | 7.01 | 9.6 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| New Zealand-04 | 22/06/1992 | 17:43 | 5.70 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Big Bear-01 | 28/06/1992 | 15:06 | 6.46 | 13.0 | 0 | 81 | 41 |
| Landers | 28/06/1992 | 11:58 | 7.28 | 7.0 | 0 | 138 | 69 |
| Little Skull Mountain, Nevada | 29/06/1992 | 5.65 | 12.0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
| Northridge-01 | 17/01/1994 | 12:31 | 6.69 | 21.0 | 2 | 320 | 155 |
| Northridge-02 | 17/01/1994 | 12:32 | 6.05 | 17.5 | 5 | 36 | 18 |
| Northridge-03 | 17/01/1994 | 12:41 | 5.20 | 6.0 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| Northridge-04 | 17/01/1994 | 23:33 | 5.93 | 6.0 | 3 | 14 | 7 |
| Northridge-05 | 17/01/1994 | 00:43 | 5.13 | 9.8 | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| Northridge-06 | 20/03/1994 | 21:20 | 5.28 | 11.3 | 2 | 98 | 44 |
| Double Springs | 12/09/1994 | 12:23 | 5.90 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kobe, Japan | 16/01/1995 | 20:46 | 6.9 | 17.9 | 0 | 44 | 22 |
| Kozani, Greece-01 | 13/05/1995 | 08:47 | 6.40 | 12.6 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Kozani, Greece-02 | 15/05/1995 | 04:13 | 5.10 | 8.7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Kozani, Greece-03 | 17/05/1995 | 04:14 | 5.30 | 5.4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Kozani, Greece-04 | 19/05/1995 | 06:48 | 5.10 | 6.8 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Dinar, Turkey | 01/10/1995 | 15:57 | 6.40 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Gulf of Aqaba | 22/11/1995 | 04:15 | 7.20 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Northwest China-01 | 05/04/1997 | 23:46 | 5.90 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Northwest China-02 | 06/04/1997 | 04:36 | 5.93 | 23.1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Northwest China-03 | 11/04/1997 | 05:34 | 6.10 | 31.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Northwest China-04 | 15/04/1997 | 18:19 | 5.80 | 20.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| San Juan Bautista | 12/08/1998 | 14:10 | 5.17 | 9.1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Kocaeli, Turkey | 17/08/1999 | 7.51 | 15.0 | 0 | 47 | 24 | |
| Chi-Chi, Taiwan | 20/09/1999 | 7.62 | 6.8 | 3 | 841 | 419 | |
| Chi-Chi, Taiwan-02 | 20/09/1999 | 17:57 | 5.90 | 8.0 | 2 | 592 | 296 |
| Chi-Chi, Taiwan-03 | 20/09/1999 | 18:03 | 6.20 | 8.0 | 2 | 484 | 242 |
| Chi-Chi, Taiwan-04 | 20/09/1999 | 21:46 | 6.20 | 18.0 | 0 | 484 | 242 |
| Chi-Chi, Taiwan-05 | 22/09/1999 | 00:14 | 6.20 | 10.0 | 2 | 644 | 322 |
| Chi-Chi, Taiwan-06 | 25/09/1999 | 23:52 | 6.30 | 16.0 | 2 | 580 | 290 |
| Hector Mine | 16/10/1999 | 7.13 | 5.0 | 0 | 160 | 80 | |
| Duzce, Turkey | 12/11/1999 | 7.14 | 10.0 | 0 | 44 | 22 | |
| Yountville | 03/09/2000 | 5.00 | 10.1 | 0 | 50 | 25 | |
| Big Bear-02 | 10/02/2001 | 4.53 | 9.1 | 0 | 86 | 43 | |
| Mohawk Val, Portola | 10/08/2001 | 5.17 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| Anza-02 | 31/10/2001 | 4.92 | 15.2 | 4 | 146 | 73 | |
| Gulf of California | 08/12/2001 | 23:36 | 5.70 | 10.0 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
| California/Baja Border Area | 22/02/2002 | 5.31 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | |
| Gilroy | 14/05/2002 | 4.90 | 10.1 | 0 | 72 | 36 | |
| Yorba Linda | 03/09/2002 | 07:08 | 4.27 | 7.0 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
| Nenana Mountain, Alaska | 23/10/2002 | 6.70 | 4.2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| Denali, Alaska | 03/11/2002 | 7.90 | 4.9 | 0 | 18 | 9 | |
| Big Bear City | 22/02/2003 | 4.92 | 6.3 | 0 | 73 | 37 | |
| Wenchuan, China | 12/05/2008 | 14:28 | 7.90 | 18.6 | 2 | 104 | 52 |
| Tohoku, Japan | 11/03/2011 | 14:46 | 9.00 | 23.0 | 2 | 478 | 239 |
| Lushan, China | 20/04/2013 | 08:02 | 6.70 | 16.0 | 2 | 52 | 26 |
SMART1 means the SMART 1 strong motion array located in Taiwan.
* Blank means no information is available.
† Focal mechanism classified by the rake of the slip according to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) provisions: 0, strike slip; 1, normal; 2, reverse; 3, reverse oblique; 4, normal oblique; 5, unknown.
‡ Number of horizontal records.
§ Number of vertical records.
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