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M 6.0 earthquake — 44 km SW of Shelter Cove, California

December 20, 1940 · USGS event iscgem901741

Magnitude
5.96 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
44 km SW of Shelter Cove, California
Coordinates
39.734, -124.415

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 56 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaNovember 19, 1940M 4.7 · 62 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaJanuary 23, 1941M 6.8 · 84 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFebruary 9, 1941M 4.5 · 79 km W of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaFebruary 11, 1941M 4.5 · 0 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaOctober 22, 1940M 4.7 · 8km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CAOctober 11, 1940

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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