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M 6.5 earthquake — 52 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California

July 15, 1918 · USGS event iscgem913200

Magnitude
6.5 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
52 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California
Coordinates
41.325, -124.720

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.0 · 4 km WNW of San Jacinto, CaliforniaJune 6, 1918M 5.0 · 2 km N of Calexico, CaliforniaMay 1, 1918M 6.7 · The 1918 San Jacinto, California EarthquakeApril 21, 1918M 5.0 · 7 km SSW of Mettler, CaliforniaFebruary 16, 1919M 4.6 · 1 km NW of Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, CaliforniaFebruary 25, 1919M 4.8 · Near Santa Maria, CaliforniaJuly 26, 1917

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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