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USGS nc73351710

9 Mar 2020, 02:59

69km W of Petrolia, CA

A magnitude 5.8 mw earthquake at 3.2 km depth.

Depth3.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 69km W of Petrolia, CA?

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40.391667, -125.093667

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc73351710
Coordinates
40.3916667, -125.0936667
Network
nc
Significance
1072