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Video - Every day is earthquake season in California

EVERY DAY IS EARTHQUAKE SEASON IN CALIFORNIA.

EARTHQUAKES CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME.

We all know that California is earthquake country. Are you prepared to recover?

  • Every day is earthquake season in California, with active faults crisscrossing the state.
  • According to the USGS, the San Andreas fault is over 800 miles long, with an intricate fault network and many smaller faults that branch from and join it.
  • Northern California has the Hayward and Calaveras faults near the Bay Area, plus the Cascadia Subduction Zone farther north.
  • Southern California has the Rose Canyon fault, San Jacinto, and Elsinore faults, plus other smaller active faults in the region.
  • According to the City of Los Angeles and the University of California San Diego, many major earthquakes—such as Northridge in 1994 and Ridgecrest in 2019—occurred on faults that were unknown at the time.

  • Learn more about known faults in your area by using the United States Geologic Survey (USGS)’s interactive fault map.

LEARN HOW TO PREPARE FOR QUAKES
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Prepare, Survive, & Recover

You can’t predict when an earthquake will strike. But you can be prepared for one. Take
steps now to prepare—before the next damaging earthquake affects you and your family.

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Recent California Earthquake Activity

3 minor
23 km WSW of Westmorland, CA
Time Thursday, May 21, 2026 8:39 AM Location 32.964°N 115.857°W Depth 18.28 km(11.36 mi)
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2.8 minor
19 km E of Markleeville, CA
Time Wednesday, May 20, 2026 7:09 AM Location 38.673°N 119.583°W Depth 5.9 km(3.67 mi)
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2.5 minor
6 km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA
Time Tuesday, May 19, 2026 4:14 PM Location 39.457°N 122.946°W Depth 5.19 km(3.22 mi)
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2.6 minor
8 km W of Holtville, CA
Time Tuesday, May 19, 2026 3:23 PM Location 32.812°N 115.469°W Depth 15.8 km(9.82 mi)
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2.7 minor
4 km W of Manhattan Beach, CA
Time Tuesday, May 19, 2026 12:42 PM Location 33.882°N 118.451°W Depth 10.64 km(6.61 mi)
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