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M6.0 earthquake near Eureka, California

Name: M6.0 earthquake near Eureka, California
Start: 1972-03-01T09:28:56.78+00:00
Location: 105 km W of Ferndale, California

19952 d ago · 1 Mar 1972, 09:28 UTC 105 km W of Ferndale, California

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 105 km W of Ferndale, California on 1 Mar 1972, 09:28 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Eureka, about 117 km away in California, United States.

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First reported by USGS
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