- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 22, 1952 CE
- Location:
- California, Kern County
- Magnitude:
- 5.8 ML
- Depth:
- 16 km
- Deaths:
- 2
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
- Damage:
- ~$10M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: ML 5.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mh 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mh 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mh 5.18
Other earthquake records of 1952 CE
- Russia, Kamchatka Peninsula · Mw 9 · 10,000 deaths
- Turkey, Pasinler (Hasankale), Erzurum · Mw 5.7 · 103 deaths
- Turkey, Pasinler (Hasankale), Erzincan · 94 deaths
- China, Tibet (Xizang Province) · 54 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido · Mw 8.1 · 33 deaths
- Costa Rica · 29 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1952 CE Earthquake — California, Kern County happen?
- August 22, 1952 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 2. Historical death tolls vary by source.