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M 6.0 earthquake — The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake

December 4, 1948 · USGS event ci9860350

Magnitude
6 (mw)
Depth
6 km
Location
The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake
Coordinates
33.983, -116.331

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 12km NNE of Thousand Palms, CADecember 5, 1948M 4.5 · 20 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaNovember 12, 1948M 6.0 · 6 km WNW of Verdi, CaliforniaDecember 29, 1948M 4.6 · 19 km W of San Simeon, CaliforniaDecember 31, 1948M 4.5 · 2 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaJanuary 1, 1949M 4.5 · 38km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAJanuary 3, 1949

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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