The December 14, 1950 earthquake
M5.6near Doyle, California
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake, centred in Lassen County. The 160th strongest in California’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 6.0 on December 29, 1948.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- local magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Thursday, December 14, 1950
- 05:24 PST; 13:24 UTC
- In California’s record
- 160th
- strongest of 97,065 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis1725 (“6 km NNE of Doyle, 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
- Lassen CountyCA · inside
- Plumas CountyCA · 7.5 mi
- Sierra CountyCA · 25.2 mi
- Washoe CountyNV · 38.9 mi
- Pershing CountyNV · 38.9 mi
- Storey CountyNV · 43.6 mi
- Nevada CountyCA · 44.2 mi
- Churchill CountyNV · 44.9 mi
Cities, largest first
- RenoNV · 38.6 mi
- SparksNV · 39.8 mi
- SusanvilleCA · 38.2 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
315 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
- December 29, 1948M6.0
- December 3, 1942M5.5
- March 30, 1943M5.3
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.