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USGS usp000dt25

15 Jun 2005, 03:50

153 km W of Big Lagoon, California

A magnitude 7.2 mwc earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 153 km W of Big Lagoon, California?

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

41.292000, -125.953000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 7.2

The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake

M 7.2

The 1992 Petrolia, California Earthquake

M 7.12

The 1923 Humboldt County, California Earthquake

M 7.1

121 km W of Ferndale, California

M 7

136 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon

M 7

2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dt25
Coordinates
41.292, -125.953
Network
us
Significance
1318