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USGS ci3019681

23 Apr 1992, 05:50

The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 11.6 km depth.

Depth11.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake?

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33.960000, -116.317000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ci3019681
Coordinates
33.96, -116.317
Network
ci
Significance
573