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USGS ushis571

23 Jun 1915, 03:59

The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (First Major Event)

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (First Major Event)?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

32.800000, -115.500000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ushis571
Coordinates
32.8, -115.5
Network
ushis
Significance
554