M 6.2 earthquake – The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake
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Local time: Apr 24, 1984 · 13:15 (UTC-8)
StrongShallow · 8.2 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.2local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 8.2 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 37.310, -121.67919 km from San Jose
- Energy released
- 30 kilotons of TNTabout 2 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 8.0max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 591USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on May 2, 1983.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 30 kilotons of TNT, 63 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake Apr 18, 1906
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake Oct 18, 1989
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake May 2, 1983
- 6.5 10 km NE of San Simeon, California Dec 22, 2003
- 6.5 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake Mar 10, 1922
- 6.4 Near Morgan Hill, California Jul 1, 1911
- 6.4 The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake Jul 21, 1986
- 6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake Mar 3, 1901