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M 4.6 earthquake — 2km SW of Arvin, CA

December 15, 1953 · USGS event ci3300290

Magnitude
4.64 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
2km SW of Arvin, CA
Coordinates
35.198, -118.848

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 43km E of Trona, CANovember 24, 1953M 5.4 · 13km WNW of Grapevine, CAJanuary 12, 1954M 4.6 · 18km NW of Grapevine, CAJanuary 13, 1954M 5.0 · 12km W of Tehachapi, CAJanuary 27, 1954M 4.6 · 18km NW of Grapevine, CAFebruary 7, 1954M 4.6 · 10km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFebruary 10, 1954

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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