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USGS nc72282711

24 Aug 2014, 11:20

The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 11.1 km depth.

Depth11.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 June 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

38.215167, -122.312333

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc72282711
Coordinates
38.2151667, -122.3123333
Network
nc
Significance
2760