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M 5.1 earthquake — 27 km SSW of Scotia, California

August 9, 1973 · USGS event usp000031j

Magnitude
5.1 (mb)
Depth
2 km
Location
27 km SSW of Scotia, California
Coordinates
40.260, -124.233

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.1 · 9km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAAugust 6, 1973M 4.7 · 28km NW of Ocotillo, CASeptember 13, 1973M 5.3 · 123 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaJune 15, 1973M 4.6 · 10 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaOctober 3, 1973M 4.7 · Baja California, MexicoOctober 13, 1973M 4.8 · 7 km S of Willits, CaliforniaNovember 12, 1973

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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