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USGS ci14519780

3 Oct 2009, 02:16

18km NE of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 5.2 mw earthquake at -1.8 km depth.

Depth-1.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated5 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18km NE of Olancha, CA?

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36.391000, -117.860833

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ci14519780
Coordinates
36.391, -117.8608333
Network
ci
Significance
725