Earthquake details

Thursday, August 23, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, August 23, 1962 at 19:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Grants Pass (United States - US), about 89.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -124.048 and latitude 41.838.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	41.838, -124.048
UTC time	1962-08-23 19:29:17.270

Location	Grants Pass
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1962-08-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Grants Pass	89.4 km
Medford	111.1 km
Redding	196.6 km
Eugene	258.6 km
Springfield	259.6 km
Chico	299.7 km
Corvallis	310.1 km
Albany	320.8 km
Bend	332.6 km
Salem	355.2 km
Keizer	360.5 km
Yuba City	364.0 km

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