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M 6.4 earthquake — 169 km W of Crescent City, California

March 24, 1949 · USGS event iscgem896429

Magnitude
6.44 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
169 km W of Crescent City, California
Coordinates
41.555, -126.213

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 33km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAApril 13, 1949M 5.7 · 38km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAMay 2, 1949M 4.8 · 6 km WNW of Verdi, CaliforniaJanuary 20, 1949M 4.5 · 38km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAJanuary 3, 1949M 4.5 · 2 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaJanuary 1, 1949M 4.6 · 19 km W of San Simeon, CaliforniaDecember 31, 1948

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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