Below are links to some reports of effects of the 1857 earthquake. Some of them should be taken with a grain of salt, as stories of observations may have been exaggerated. Nevertheless, these reports collectively paint a picture of what it was like to experience the great Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857. Click on a location to view first-hand accounts of the 1857 earthquake from that locale. For the original sources of these accounts, please click here .
Several maps show the above locations.