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M 4.9 earthquake — 20km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA
May 23, 1942 · USGS event ci3365989
Magnitude
4.87 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
20km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Coordinates
32.995, -116.250
Other earthquakes in California around this time
M 4.6 · 14km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAAugust 7, 1942M 4.8 · 26km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMarch 3, 1942M 4.5 · 18km S of Frazier Park, CASeptember 4, 1942M 4.6 · 14km E of Lucerne Valley, CAFebruary 1, 1942M 5.4 · 46km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CADecember 31, 1941M 4.6 · 41km S of Ocotillo, CADecember 24, 1941
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.