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USGS cdmg19060423091000000

23 Apr 1906, 09:10

Northwest of Eureka, California

A magnitude 6.4 ms earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 August 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Northwest of Eureka, California?

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41.000000, -124.500000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
cdmg19060423091000000
Coordinates
41, -124.5
Network
cdmg
Significance
630