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USGS nc40204628

31 Oct 2007, 03:04

6 km NNE of East Foothills, California

A magnitude 5.5 mw earthquake at 9.7 km depth.

Depth9.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 June 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km NNE of East Foothills, California?

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37.433500, -121.774333

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc40204628
Coordinates
37.4335, -121.7743333
Network
nc
Significance
1077