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M 5.0 earthquake — 20km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA

July 5, 1968 · USGS event ci3328690

Magnitude
5.05 (ml)
Depth
0.18 km
Location
20km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA
Coordinates
34.139, -119.723

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 19km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAJuly 7, 1968M 5.1 · 26 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaJune 26, 1968M 5.9 · 29 km W of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaJune 26, 1968M 4.5 · 49 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaJune 3, 1968M 4.7 · 131 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMay 9, 1968M 4.8 · 8 km NW of Princeton, CaliforniaApril 29, 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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