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M 5.5 earthquake — 15 km NE of Mineral, California

March 20, 1950 · USGS event ushis1686

Magnitude
5.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
15 km NE of Mineral, California
Coordinates
40.450, -121.467

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 18 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaMarch 23, 1950M 4.6 · 35 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaJanuary 14, 1950M 4.8 · 134 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaJune 9, 1950M 4.8 · 5km NNE of Brawley, CAJuly 27, 1950M 4.6 · 5km SSE of Calipatria, CAJuly 28, 1950M 4.6 · 3km NNE of Niland, CAJuly 28, 1950

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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