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USGS nc71996906

24 May 2013, 04:47

2 km NNE of Canyondam, California

A magnitude 5.7 mw earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km NNE of Canyondam, California?

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40.191833, -121.059500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc71996906
Coordinates
40.1918333, -121.0595
Network
nc
Significance
1218