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USGS iscgem911261

22 Jan 1923, 09:04

The 1923 Humboldt County, California Earthquake

A magnitude 7.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is The 1923 Humboldt County, 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.

40.482000, -125.034000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem911261
Coordinates
40.482, -125.034
Network
iscgem
Significance
780