July 13, 1986 Earthquake: San Diego, Newport Beach, California, United States

Date

July 13, 1986

Time

13:47:08 UTC

Place

San Diego, Newport Beach, California, United States

Magnitude

5.8 (Ms)

Focal depth

6 km (4 mi)

Intensity

6 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

32.970° N, 117.869° W

Country

United States

Damage

$700,000

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• March 11, 1933, Long Beach, California, United StatesM6.3 · 120 deaths · $41 million · 73 km
• February 9, 1971, San Fernando, California, United StatesM6.5 · 65 deaths · $505 million · 168 km
• January 17, 1994, Northridge, California, United StatesM6.7 · 57 deaths · $40 billion · 40,000 houses destroyed · 151 km
• December 8, 1812, San Juan Capistrano, California, United StatesM6.9 · 40 deaths · 157 km
• October 1, 1987, Whittier, California, United StatesM5.7 · 8 deaths · $358 million · 123 km
• December 25, 1899, California, United StatesM6.4 · 6 deaths · 100 km
• June 28, 1992, Landers, Yucca Valley, California, United StatesM7.6 · 3 deaths · $92 million · 191 km
• June 28, 1991, Arcadia, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United StatesM5.1 · 2 deaths · $33.5 million · 144 km
• November 24, 1987, Superstition Hills, California, United StatesM6.2 · 2 deaths · $3 million · 196 km
• April 21, 1918, San Jacinto, Hemet, California, United StatesM6.7 · 1 death · $200,000 · 121 km
• October 4, 1987, Whittier, Pasadena, California, United StatesM4.8 · 1 death · 124 km
• August 31, 1930, Southern, California, United StatesM5.2 · 1 death · 138 km
• August 15, 1951, Terminal Island, California, United States$3 million · 66 km
• May 27, 1862, San Diego, California, United StatesM5.9 · 69 km
• November 17, 1949, Southern, California, United States$9 million · 94 km

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