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USGS nc72689331

3 Sept 2016, 04:27

124 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 5.6 mw earthquake at 28.6 km depth.

Depth28.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 124 km WSW of Ferndale, California?

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40.320833, -125.687667

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc72689331
Coordinates
40.3208333, -125.6876667
Network
nc
Significance
707