| Information from the UCB & USGS Menlo Park | |
| Location: | 37 km W of Eureka, CA
40.8290 -124.6058 |
| Date & Time (Local): | 2002/06/17
09:55:07 |
| Date & Time (UTC): | 2002/06/17
16:55:07 |
| Depth (km): | 19.55 |
| Mw: (Preferred) | 5.3 |
| Ml: | 5.1 |
This earthquake occurred in the most seismically active area in California. The Cape Mendocino region is part of a complex geological area, where the Pacific, North America, and Gorda plates meet, and is known as a "triple junction". A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred near here in March of 2000.
