The November 15, 1964 earthquake
M5.2near San Martin, California
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake, centred in Santa Clara County. The 328th strongest in California’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.4 on September 14, 1963.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Sunday, November 15, 1964
- 18:46 PST; 02:46 UTC on Nov 16, 1964
- In California’s record
- 328th
- strongest of 97,065 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis2731 (“7 km WSW of San Martin, 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
- Santa Clara CountyCA · inside
- Santa Cruz CountyCA · 3.5 mi
- Monterey CountyCA · 9.4 mi
- San Benito CountyCA · 10.5 mi
- Stanislaus CountyCA · 17.3 mi
- Merced CountyCA · 24.5 mi
- San Mateo CountyCA · 27.7 mi
- Alameda CountyCA · 30.4 mi
- San Joaquin CountyCA · 31.9 mi
- Fresno CountyCA · 47.9 mi
- Contra Costa CountyCA · 48.1 mi
Cities, largest first
- San JoseCA · 18.0 mi
- FremontCA · 33.3 mi
- SalinasCA · 25.4 mi
- HaywardCA · 45.5 mi
- SunnyvaleCA · 29.3 mi
- Santa ClaraCA · 26.2 mi
- San MateoCA · 48.7 mi
- TracyCA · 48.3 mi
- Mountain ViewCA · 32.0 mi
- LivermoreCA · 43.8 mi
- Redwood CityCA · 42.8 mi
- MilpitasCA · 28.3 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
2,673 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
- July 1, 1911M6.5
- October 22, 1926M6.3
- October 22, 1926M6.3
- August 2, 1903M6.2
- June 11, 1903M6.1
- April 8, 1961M5.9
- September 4, 1955M5.8
- August 6, 1916M5.8
- March 10, 1910M5.8
- December 31, 1910M5.7
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.