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USGS nc1053177

27 May 1980, 15:50

9 km SW of Aspen Springs, California

A magnitude 6.2 ml earthquake at 13.8 km depth.

Depth13.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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37.503333, -118.805500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc1053177
Coordinates
37.5033333, -118.8055
Network
nc
Significance
591