The June 17, 2002 earthquake
M5.2near Fields Landing, California
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake 10.7 miles deep, 17.7 miles off Humboldt County. The 328th strongest in California’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.4 on January 13, 2001.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 10.7 mi
- 17.2 km below the surface
- Local time
- Monday, June 17, 2002
- 09:55 PDT; 16:55 UTC
- In California’s record
- 328th
- strongest of 97,065 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event nc21231051 (“29 km WNW of Fields Landing, 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
- Humboldt CountyCA · 17.7 mi
- Trinity CountyCA · 49.3 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
2,519 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
- April 25, 1992M7.2
- November 8, 1980M7.2
- January 22, 1923M7.1
- February 9, 1941M6.8
- April 26, 1992M6.6
- July 14, 1918M6.5
- October 3, 1941M6.5
- April 26, 1992M6.5
- June 6, 1932M6.5
- April 23, 1906M6.4
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.