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M 5.0 earthquake — 6km WSW of Salton City, CA

May 26, 1957 · USGS event ci3296029

Magnitude
4.97 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
6km WSW of Salton City, CA
Coordinates
33.274, -116.010

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 17km ENE of Yosemite Valley, CAJune 21, 1957M 4.7 · 19km N of Ocotillo, CAApril 25, 1957M 5.0 · 11km SW of Salton City, CAApril 25, 1957M 5.2 · 11km NNW of Westmorland, CAApril 25, 1957M 5.3 · The 1957 San Francisco, California EarthquakeMarch 22, 1957M 4.8 · 1km WSW of Port Hueneme, CAMarch 18, 1957

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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