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USGS nc73886731

12 May 2023, 00:19

Lake Almanor Earthquake

A magnitude 5.5 mw earthquake at 5.9 km depth.

Depth5.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Lake Almanor 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.

40.204167, -121.109500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nc73886731
Coordinates
40.2041667, -121.1095
Network
nc
Significance
1072