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M 5.6 earthquake — 15 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California

August 20, 1927 · USGS event iscgem909459

Magnitude
5.62 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
15 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California
Coordinates
40.715, -123.616

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.3 · 38 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaAugust 20, 1927M 5.3 · 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, CaliforniaAugust 4, 1927M 5.9 · 8 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSeptember 18, 1927M 6.9 · The 1927 Lompoc, California EarthquakeNovember 4, 1927M 5.9 · 233 km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CaliforniaNovember 6, 1927M 4.9 · Northern CaliforniaMay 28, 1927

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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