The March 30, 1943 earthquake
M5.3near Soda Springs, California
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake, centred in Nevada County. The 269th strongest in California’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 6.0 on February 18, 1914.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- local magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Tuesday, March 30, 1943
- 14:07 PWT; 21:07 UTC
- In California’s record
- 269th
- strongest of 97,065 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis1442 (“11 km N of Soda Springs, California”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Nevada CountyCA · inside
- Sierra CountyCA · 5.7 mi
- Placer CountyCA · 15.3 mi
- Plumas CountyCA · 22.6 mi
- Lassen CountyCA · 23.4 mi
- El Dorado CountyCA · 27.8 mi
- Washoe CountyNV · 27.9 mi
- Carson CityNV · 27.9 mi
- Douglas CountyNV · 30.5 mi
- Yuba CountyCA · 33.3 mi
- Storey CountyNV · 37.6 mi
- Butte CountyCA · 37.8 mi
- Lyon CountyNV · 38.8 mi
- Alpine CountyCA · 43.4 mi
Cities, largest first
- RenoNV · 30.5 mi
- SparksNV · 37.8 mi
- Carson CityNV · 39.8 mi
- South Lake TahoeCA · 41.3 mi
- TruckeeCA · 12.3 mi
- Grass ValleyCA · 37.8 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
358 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first
- February 18, 1914M6.0
- June 22, 1909M5.9
- December 17, 1942M5.1
- March 3, 1909M5.0
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.