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M 6.6 earthquake — The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California Earthquake

April 9, 1968 · USGS event ci3329122

Magnitude
6.6 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California Earthquake
Coordinates
33.180, -116.103

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.2 · 21km NW of Ocotillo, CAApril 9, 1968M 4.5 · 13km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAApril 9, 1968M 4.6 · 4 km NNW of Santa Rosa, CaliforniaApril 25, 1968M 4.8 · 8 km NW of Princeton, CaliforniaApril 29, 1968M 4.7 · 131 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMay 9, 1968M 4.5 · 49 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaJune 3, 1968

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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