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M 5.3 earthquake — 6km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA

May 18, 1940 · USGS event ci3365269

Magnitude
5.31 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
6km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA
Coordinates
34.089, -116.282

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.2 · 11km S of Joshua Tree, CAMay 18, 1940M 4.5 · 11km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAMay 18, 1940M 5.0 · 12km S of Joshua Tree, CAMay 18, 1940M 6.9 · The 1940 Imperial Valley, California EarthquakeMay 19, 1940M 4.7 · 7km ESE of Imperial, CAMay 19, 1940M 5.2 · 7km ESE of Imperial, CAMay 19, 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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