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M 7.5 earthquake — The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake

July 21, 1952 · USGS event ci3319401

Magnitude
7.5 (mw)
Depth
6 km
Location
The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake
Coordinates
34.958, -118.998

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 11km NW of Grapevine, CAJuly 21, 1952M 4.5 · 9 km SW of Mettler, CaliforniaJuly 21, 1952M 4.5 · 11km NW of Grapevine, CAJuly 21, 1952M 4.6 · 11km NW of Grapevine, CAJuly 21, 1952M 4.5 · 11km NW of Grapevine, CAJuly 21, 1952M 5.8 · 13km WNW of Grapevine, CAJuly 21, 1952

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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