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USGS iscgem913200

15 Jul 1918, 01:23

52 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California?

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41.325000, -124.720000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913200
Coordinates
41.325, -124.72
Network
iscgem
Significance
650