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M 5.9 earthquake — 9 km NW of Truckee, California

September 12, 1966 · USGS event iscgem843363

Magnitude
5.9 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
9 km NW of Truckee, California
Coordinates
39.395, -120.260

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 10 km NNE of Truckee, CaliforniaSeptember 12, 1966M 4.5 · 10 km NNE of Truckee, CaliforniaSeptember 14, 1966M 4.6 · 101 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaNovember 26, 1966M 4.8 · 34km W of Coalinga, CAJune 29, 1966M 4.5 · 8km NW of Parkfield, CAJune 28, 1966M 5.5 · 1966 Parkfield, California EarthquakeJune 28, 1966

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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