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M 5.8 earthquake — 87 km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

October 22, 1969 · USGS event iscgem803657

Magnitude
5.8 (mw)
Depth
11.9 km
Location
87 km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Coordinates
34.625, -121.461

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 18km SSW of Santa Barbara Is., CAOctober 24, 1969M 4.6 · 16km SSW of Santa Barbara Is., CAOctober 24, 1969M 4.6 · 7km W of Santa Barbara Is., CAOctober 31, 1969M 5.4 · 77km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CANovember 5, 1969M 4.5 · 103km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CANovember 5, 1969M 4.6 · 19km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAOctober 3, 1969

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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