Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - Northern California (USA) on Monday, 19 May 1902 at 18:31 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 0 km depth
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.3°N / 121.9°W

Nearest volcano: Sutter Buttes (101 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) SE of Vacaville (pop: 96,800) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) ENE of Fairfield (pop: 113,000) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) ENE of Suisun (Solano County) (pop: 28,100) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) SSW of Dixon (pop: 19,400) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) N of New York of the Pacific (pop: 69,400) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SSW of Davis (pop: 67,700) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) E of Napa (pop: 80,400) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) NNW of Antioch (pop: 110,500) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) NE of San Francisco (pop: 864,800) --> See nearby quakes!
3860 km (2399 mi) WNW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.4 | km | Northern California (USA) | USGS |
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