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M4.8 earthquake near Ridgecrest, California

Name: M4.8 earthquake near Ridgecrest, California
Start: 2019-07-06T04:13:07.08+00:00
Location: 7km SE of Ridgecrest, CA

2660 d ago · 6 Jul 2019, 04:13 UTC 7km SE of Ridgecrest, CA

What happened

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 7km SE of Ridgecrest, CA on 6 Jul 2019, 04:13 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ridgecrest, about 7 km away in California, United States.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
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