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M 4.9 earthquake — 8km WSW of Salton City, CA

March 23, 1954 · USGS event ci3299750

Magnitude
4.93 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
8km WSW of Salton City, CA
Coordinates
33.262, -116.035

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 12km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMarch 20, 1954M 5.5 · 8km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMarch 19, 1954M 4.5 · 12km W of Salton City, CAMarch 19, 1954M 4.8 · 12km W of Salton City, CAMarch 19, 1954M 6.4 · The 1954 San Jacinto Fault, California EarthquakeMarch 19, 1954M 4.7 · 17km NW of Grapevine, CAFebruary 24, 1954

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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