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M 5.3 earthquake — 123 km W of Big Lagoon, California

June 15, 1973 · USGS event iscgem759392

Magnitude
5.31 (mw)
Depth
12 km
Location
123 km W of Big Lagoon, California
Coordinates
41.210, -125.601

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.1 · 9km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAAugust 6, 1973M 5.1 · 27 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaAugust 9, 1973M 5.5 · Gulf of CaliforniaMarch 25, 1973M 4.7 · 145 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMarch 20, 1973M 4.7 · 28km NW of Ocotillo, CASeptember 13, 1973M 4.6 · 10 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaOctober 3, 1973

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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