The November 5, 1962 earthquake
M5.2near Bridgeton, Oregon
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake 9.3 miles deep, centred in Multnomah County. The 5th strongest in Oregon’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 9.3 mi
- 15.0 km below the surface
- Local time
- Monday, November 5, 1962
- 19:36 PST; 03:36 UTC on Nov 6, 1962
- In Oregon’s record
- 5th
- strongest of 861 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event iscgem875624 (“5 km E of Bridgeton, Oregon”). 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
- Multnomah CountyOR · inside
- Clark CountyWA · 3.8 mi
- Washington CountyOR · 8.9 mi
- Clackamas CountyOR · 9.8 mi
- Columbia CountyOR · 11.8 mi
- Skamania CountyWA · 17.4 mi
- Cowlitz CountyWA · 19.3 mi
- Yamhill CountyOR · 23.1 mi
- Marion CountyOR · 24.5 mi
- Hood River CountyOR · 33.0 mi
- Tillamook CountyOR · 33.8 mi
- Clatsop CountyOR · 38.7 mi
- Polk CountyOR · 42.9 mi
- Wahkiakum CountyWA · 49.3 mi
- Klickitat CountyWA · 49.5 mi
- Wasco CountyOR · 49.6 mi
Cities, largest first
- PortlandOR · 5.0 mi
- VancouverWA · 2.5 mi
- GreshamOR · 10.3 mi
- HillsboroOR · 17.0 mi
- BeavertonOR · 13.5 mi
- TigardOR · 15.2 mi
- Lake OswegoOR · 13.8 mi
- KeizerOR · 46.2 mi
- LongviewWA · 41.5 mi
- Oregon CityOR · 17.9 mi
- McMinnvilleOR · 39.3 mi
- WoodburnOR · 33.8 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
1,232 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
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.