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M 6.9 earthquake — The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake

October 18, 1989 · USGS event nc216859

Magnitude
6.9 (mw)
Depth
17.214 km
Location
The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake
Coordinates
37.036, -121.880

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 2 km SSW of Cambrian Park, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 4.7 · 4 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 4.6 · 1 km NNW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 4.8 · 7 km NNE of Corralitos, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 5.1 · 7 km SW of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 4.5 · 6 km ENE of Corralitos, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989

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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