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M 4.7 earthquake — 13km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA

August 23, 1961 · USGS event ci3344781

Magnitude
4.69 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
13km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Coordinates
33.053, -116.226

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 4km WNW of Heber, CASeptember 12, 1961M 4.6 · 8km ESE of Parkfield, CAJuly 31, 1961M 5.1 · 13km SE of Little Lake, CAOctober 19, 1961M 4.6 · 3km SSE of Huntington Beach, CAOctober 20, 1961M 5.0 · 5km W of Grapevine, CANovember 15, 1961M 5.9 · 276 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaApril 29, 1961

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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