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USGS ci9860350

4 Dec 1948, 23:43

The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 6 km depth.

Depth6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, 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.

33.983333, -116.330833

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ci9860350
Coordinates
33.9833333, -116.3308333
Network
ci
Significance
554