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M 5.6 earthquake — 71 km WNW of Samoa, California

April 29, 1923 · USGS event ushis689

Magnitude
5.6 (ms)
Depth
—
Location
71 km WNW of Samoa, California
Coordinates
41.000, -125.000

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.8 · 42 km WSW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaApril 29, 1923M 5.0 · 1 km NE of Samoa, CaliforniaFebruary 9, 1923M 6.2 · 3 km SE of San Bernardino, CaliforniaJuly 23, 1923M 7.1 · The 1923 Humboldt County, California EarthquakeJanuary 22, 1923M 5.0 · 11 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaAugust 18, 1922M 4.8 · 1 km NE of Samoa, CaliforniaJanuary 9, 1924

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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