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USGS ci39462536

4 Jun 2020, 02:32

17km S of Searles Valley, CA

A magnitude 5.5 mw earthquake at 8.4 km depth.

Depth8.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17km S of Searles Valley, CA?

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35.614833, -117.428167

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ci39462536
Coordinates
35.6148333, -117.4281667
Network
ci
Significance
1257