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USGS nc73355700

18 Mar 2020, 22:08

15km W of Petrolia, CA

A magnitude 5.2 mw earthquake at 28.6 km depth.

Depth28.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15km W of Petrolia, CA?

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40.347500, -124.456167

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc73355700
Coordinates
40.3475, -124.4561667
Network
nc
Significance
1058