M6.1 earthquake near Sanger, California
15302 d ago · 23 Nov 1984, 18:08 UTC 4 km NNW of Round Valley, California
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Round Valley, California on 23 Nov 1984, 18:08 UTC at a depth of 8 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Sanger, about 119 km away in California, United States.
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