M 4.6 earthquake — 40km S of Ocotillo, CA

January 3, 1956 · USGS event ci3297475

Magnitude

4.64 (ml)

Depth

6 km

Location

40km S of Ocotillo, CA

Coordinates

32.373, -116.038

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 14km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CAJanuary 3, 1956 M 4.6 · 5km SE of Brawley, CADecember 17, 1955 M 5.3 · 6km ESE of Brawley, CADecember 17, 1955 M 4.9 · 35km SW of Mendota, CANovember 2, 1955 M 4.5 · 23 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMarch 10, 1956 M 4.7 · 7km ENE of Big Bear City, CAMarch 16, 1956

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.