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M 4.6 earthquake — 20km W of Westmorland, CA

December 17, 1968 · USGS event ci3328220

Magnitude
4.61 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
20km W of Westmorland, CA
Coordinates
33.038, -115.838

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 24km NE of Indio, CAJanuary 23, 1969M 5.3 · 18 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFebruary 7, 1969M 5.5 · 1km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAApril 28, 1969M 4.6 · 19km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAJuly 7, 1968M 5.0 · 20km ENE of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CAJuly 5, 1968M 5.1 · 26 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaJune 26, 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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