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M 5.9 earthquake — 8 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California

September 18, 1927 · USGS event iscgem909524

Magnitude
5.86 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
8 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California
Coordinates
37.715, -118.926

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.6 · 15 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaAugust 20, 1927M 5.3 · 38 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaAugust 20, 1927M 5.3 · 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, CaliforniaAugust 4, 1927M 6.9 · The 1927 Lompoc, California EarthquakeNovember 4, 1927M 5.9 · 233 km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CaliforniaNovember 6, 1927M 5.0 · 5 km SSW of Nipomo, CaliforniaNovember 19, 1927

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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