Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - 6.4 mi east of Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, USA, on Wednesday, 6 June 1962 at 17:50 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.116°N / 123.097°W

Nearest volcano: Clear Lake (33 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) ESE of Talmage (pop: 1,130) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) ESE of Ukiah (pop: 15,900) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) WSW of Upper Lake (pop: 1,050) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) WNW of Tuckertown (pop: 4,810) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SSE of Redwood Valley (pop: 1,730) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (28 mi) WNW of Clearlake (Lake County) (pop: 15,200) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) NNW of Windsor (Sonoma County) (pop: 27,500) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) NNW of Santa Rosa (pop: 175,000) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (100 mi) NNW of San Francisco (pop: 864,800) --> See nearby quakes!
3937 km (2446 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: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.2 | 10 km | Northern California (USA) | USGS |
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