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M 4.7 earthquake — 22km N of Ocotillo, CA

October 22, 1942 · USGS event ci3366113

Magnitude
4.68 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
22km N of Ocotillo, CA
Coordinates
32.935, -116.001

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.6 · 6km WNW of Niland, CAOctober 22, 1942M 4.5 · 23km NNW of Ocotillo, CAOctober 21, 1942M 4.6 · 11km SSW of Westmorland, CAOctober 21, 1942M 6.6 · The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California EarthquakeOctober 21, 1942M 4.5 · 18km S of Frazier Park, CASeptember 4, 1942M 5.1 · 10 km SE of South Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaDecember 17, 1942

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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