M 5.8 earthquake — 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California

September 5, 1955 · USGS event iscgem889890

Magnitude

5.81 (mw)

Depth

15 km

Location

7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California

Coordinates

37.189, -122.145

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 29 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaAugust 27, 1955 M 4.9 · 35km SW of Mendota, CANovember 2, 1955 M 4.5 · 22km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMay 28, 1955 M 5.3 · 6km ESE of Brawley, CADecember 17, 1955 M 4.6 · 5km SE of Brawley, CADecember 17, 1955 M 4.7 · 14km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CAJanuary 3, 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.