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USGS ci37161284

29 Jun 1925, 15:42

The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

34.300000, -119.800000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ci37161284
Coordinates
34.3, -119.8
Network
ci
Significance
716