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USGS nc21527987

19 Jul 2006, 12:41

35 km SSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 5 mw earthquake at 20.1 km depth.

Depth20.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 May 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km SSW of Ferndale, California?

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40.280667, -124.433167

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc21527987
Coordinates
40.2806667, -124.4331667
Network
nc
Significance
602