Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake - 5.9 mi north of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA, on Sunday, June 28, 1992 at 11:57 (GMT)

Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake - 5.9 mi north of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA, on Sunday, June 28, 1992 at 11:57 (GMT)

Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake at -0 km depth

1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Date & time: Jun 28, 1992 11:57:34 UTC
Magnitude: 7.3
Depth: -0.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.2°N / 116.437°W↗ (San Bernardino, California, United States)
Antipode: 34.2°S / 63.563°E↗
Nearest volcano: Lavic Lake (64 km / 40 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) N of Yucca Valley (pop: 21,600) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NNE of Desert Hot Springs (pop: 28,300) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) W of Twentynine Palms (San Bernardino County) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) NNE of Palm Springs (pop: 47,400) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) N of Cathedral City (pop: 53,800) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) N of Palm Desert (pop: 51,900) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) NNW of Indio (pop: 87,500) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) NE of Hemet (pop: 83,900) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (88 mi) ENE of Anaheim (pop: 350,700) --> See nearby quakes!
665 km (413 mi) SE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1015 joules (1562 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.3 x 106 tons of TNT or 84 atomic bombs!) More info
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7.3-0.1 kmLanders, California Earthquake (USA)USGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (20 quakes)

  • 20 Mar 1994 21:20 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    12.4 km (7.7 mi) depth
    |
    187 km (116 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 17 Jan 1994 12:31 UTC
    | M 5.9 |
    5.3 km (3.3 mi) depth
    |
    189 km (118 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 17 Jan 1994 12:30 UTC
    | M 6.7 |
    18.2 km (11.3 mi) depth
    |
    193 km (120 mi) distance
    | USGS | Very strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - 1.1 mi south of Northridge, Los Angeles County, California, USA, on Monday, January 17, 1994 at 12:30 (GMT)
  • 21 Aug 1993 01:46 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    8.2 km (5.1 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 04 Dec 1992 02:08 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    1.3 km (0.8 mi) depth
    |
    46 km (29 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Nov 1992 16:00 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    -0.4 km (-0.2 mi) depth
    |
    45 km (28 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 15 Sep 1992 08:47 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    7.2 km (4.5 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (10 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 17 Aug 1992 20:41 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    9.4 km (5.8 mi) depth
    |
    39 km (24 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 Jul 1992 18:14 UTC
    | M 5.7 |
    9.6 km (6 mi) depth
    |
    187 km (116 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 05 Jul 1992 21:18 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    4.9 km (3 mi) depth
    |
    44 km (27 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 01 Jul 1992 07:40 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    5.1 km (3.2 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Jun 1992 14:13 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    11.2 km (7 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Jun 1992 14:08 UTC
    | M 5.7 |
    9.6 km (6 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Jun 1992 17:05 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    6.6 km (4.1 mi) depth
    |
    44 km (27 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Jun 1992 15:05 UTC
    | M 6.3 |
    3.6 km (2.2 mi) depth
    |
    36 km (22 mi) distance
    | USGS | Major magnitude 6.3 earthquake - 27 mi east of San Bernardino, California, USA, on Sunday, June 28, 1992 at 15:05 (GMT)
  • 28 Jun 1992 14:43 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    9.6 km (6 mi) depth
    |
    38 km (24 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Jun 1992 12:40 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    4.4 km (2.7 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Jun 1992 12:36 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    7.5 km (4.7 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Jun 1992 12:02 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    5.6 km (3.5 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Jun 1992 12:01 UTC
    | M 5.7 |
    5.7 km (3.5 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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