Biggest Earthquakes.........
Biggest earthquakes in recent California history....
A list of the biggest quakes in recent California history, measured by magnitude:
6.9, Loma Prieta, Calif., Oct. 18, 1989, 63 deaths
5.6, Sierra Madre, Calif., June 28, 1991, two deaths
7.0, Honeydew, Calif., Aug. 17, 1991
6.2, Joshua Tree, Calif., April 23, 1992
7.2, Cape Mendocino, Calif., April 25, 1992
6.7, Northridge, Calif., Jan. 17, 1994, 60 deaths
7.0, Cape Mendocino, Calif., Sept. 1, 1994
7.1, Hector Mine, Calif., Oct. 16, 1999
6.6, San Simeon, Calif., Dec. 22, 2003, 2 deaths
6.0, Central California, Sept. 28, 2004
7.2, Off coast of Northern California, June 14, 2005
6.6, Off coast of Northern California, June 16, 2005
5.6, San Francisco Bay Area, Calif., Oct. 30, 2007
5.9, Humboldt County, Feb. 4, 2010
7.2 (estimate), Southeast of Mexicali, Mexico, April 4, 2010
