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USGS nc21396205

19 Sept 2004, 00:02

27 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 5.4 mw earthquake at 3.4 km depth.

Depth3.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km NW of Benton, California?

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38.009500, -118.678500

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M 5.24

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M 5.6

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc21396205
Coordinates
38.0095, -118.6785
Network
nc
Significance
652