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USGS ci3364162

25 Mar 1937, 16:49

16km WSW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 6 ml earthquake at 6 km depth.

Depth6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16km WSW of Oasis, CA?

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33.400000, -116.250000

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The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ci3364162
Coordinates
33.4, -116.25
Network
ci
Significance
554