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M 4.8 earthquake — 26km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA

March 3, 1942 · USGS event ci3365922

Magnitude
4.82 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
26km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA
Coordinates
34.001, -115.847

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 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, 1941M 4.9 · 20km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMay 23, 1942M 5.1 · The 1941 Torrance-Gardena, California Earthquakes (Second Event)November 14, 1941M 4.6 · 3 km SE of Willows, CaliforniaOctober 25, 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.

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