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About 350 kilometres (220 mi) were ruptured in central and southern California. Though it is known as the Fort Tejon earthquake, the epicentre is thought to have been located far to the north, just south of Parkfield. Two deaths were reported. Its moment magnitude was 7.9.
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About 430 kilometres (270 mi) were ruptured in Northern California. The epicentre was near San Francisco. At least 3,000 people died in the earthquake and subsequent fires. The magnitude was estimated to be 7.8.
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A magnitude 5.7 quake with an epicentre on the San Andreas fault in the ocean west of San Francisco and Daly City.
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About 40 kilometres (25 mi) were ruptured (although the rupture did not reach the surface) near Santa Cruz, California, causing 63 deaths and moderate damage in certain vulnerable locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Moment magnitude was about 6.9. This quake occurred on October 17, 1989, at approximately 5:04 pm PDT.