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M 5.3 earthquake — 13km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA

January 8, 1946 · USGS event ci3360124

Magnitude
5.33 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
13km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Coordinates
33.111, -116.001

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.4 · 14km NW of Inyokern, CAMarch 15, 1946M 6.3 · The 1946 Walker Pass, California EarthquakeMarch 15, 1946M 5.2 · 8km NE of Inyokern, CAMarch 15, 1946M 5.4 · 4km N of Inyokern, CAMarch 15, 1946M 5.0 · 22km WNW of Inyokern, CAMarch 15, 1946M 4.8 · 27km WNW of Inyokern, CAMarch 16, 1946

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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