The April 13, 1962 earthquake
M5.1near Bridgeport, California
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake 3.7 miles deep, centred in Mono County. The 382nd strongest in California’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.1 on December 31, 1956.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1
- local magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 3.7 mi
- 6.0 km below the surface
- Local time
- Friday, April 13, 1962
- 07:38 PST; 15:38 UTC
- In California’s record
- 382nd
- strongest of 97,065 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis2544 (“19 km W of Bridgeport, 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
- Mono CountyCA · inside
- Tuolumne CountyCA · 5.0 mi
- Alpine CountyCA · 12.3 mi
- Lyon CountyNV · 21.0 mi
- Mineral CountyNV · 21.0 mi
- Mariposa CountyCA · 22.4 mi
- Douglas CountyNV · 22.7 mi
- Madera CountyCA · 31.7 mi
- Calaveras CountyCA · 33.9 mi
- Amador CountyCA · 38.9 mi
- El Dorado CountyCA · 46.9 mi
- Fresno CountyCA · 49.9 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
1,317 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
- September 17, 1927M5.9
- December 19, 1919M5.2
- August 8, 1955M5.2
- December 31, 1956M5.1
- April 5, 1915M5.0
- December 31, 1956M5.0
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.