M6.6 earthquake near Santa Clarita, California
20338 d ago · 9 Feb 1971, 14:00 UTC 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California
What happened
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California on 9 Feb 1971, 14:00 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Santa Clarita, about 16 km away in California, United States.
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