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M 5.3 earthquake — 18 km SSW of Scotia, California

February 7, 1969 · USGS event iscgem811964

Magnitude
5.31 (mw)
Depth
24.8 km
Location
18 km SSW of Scotia, California
Coordinates
40.325, -124.174

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 24km NE of Indio, CAJanuary 23, 1969M 4.6 · 20km W of Westmorland, CADecember 17, 1968M 5.5 · 1km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAApril 28, 1969M 4.5 · 32 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaJune 28, 1969M 4.6 · 26 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaJuly 1, 1969M 4.6 · 19km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAJuly 7, 1968

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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