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USGS ci14179736

2 Sept 2005, 02:27

13km WNW of Calipatria, CA

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 1.2 km depth.

Depth1.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 February 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13km WNW of Calipatria, CA?

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33.153333, -115.646333

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.06

26km WNW of Ludlow, CA

M 5.02

16km ESE of Anza, CA

M 5.19

20km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA

M 5.2

10km ESE of Anza, CA

M 5.21

5 km S of Julian, CA

M 5.25

11km W of Calipatria, CA

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ci14179736
Coordinates
33.1533333, -115.6463333
Network
ci
Significance
798