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M 7.9 earthquake — The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake

April 18, 1906 · USGS event official19060418131226300_12

Magnitude
7.9 (mw)
Depth
11.7 km
Location
The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake
Coordinates
37.750, -122.550

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 6.3 · The 1906 Imperial Valley, California EarthquakeApril 19, 1906M 6.4 · Northwest of Eureka, CaliforniaApril 23, 1906M 4.5 · San Diego County, CaliforniaMarch 3, 1906M 5.8 · Near Bakersfield, CaliforniaDecember 23, 1905M 5.7 · Southwest of Cambria, CaliforniaDecember 7, 1906M 6.1 · Northwest of Huron, CaliforniaMay 26, 1905

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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