Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Lady Island, 2.1 mi southwest of Orchards, Clark County, Washington, USA, on Tuesday, November 6, 1962 at 03:36 GMT
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Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 16 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Nov 6, 1962 03:36:44 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5.2 |
| Depth | 16.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 45.642°N / 122.588°W  (Clark County, Washington, United States) |
| Antipode | 45.642°S / 57.412°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Boring Lava (39 km / 24 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Walnut Grove (pop: 9,790) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 3 km (2 mi) SW of Orchards (pop: 19,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 5 km (3 mi) S of Five Corners (pop: 18,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 6 km (4 mi) E of Vancouver (pop: 172,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Hazel Dell (pop: 19,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Salmon Creek (pop: 19,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Portland (Oregon) (pop: 632,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) NW of Eugene (Oregon) (pop: 110,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 157 km (98 mi) S of Olympia (pop: 50,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) S of Tacoma (pop: 207,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.2 | 16 km | Portland urban area, Washington (USA) | USGS |
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