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USGS nc72672610

10 Aug 2016, 03:57

20 km NNE of Upper Lake, California

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 14.5 km depth.

Depth14.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km NNE of Upper Lake, California?

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39.329333, -122.801833

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc72672610
Coordinates
39.3293333, -122.8018333
Network
nc
Significance
859