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M6.1 earthquake near Eureka, California

Name: M6.1 earthquake near Eureka, California
Start: 1936-06-03T09:15:16.76+00:00
Location: 123 km WSW of Ferndale, California

33007 d ago · 3 Jun 1936, 09:15 UTC 123 km WSW of Ferndale, California

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 123 km WSW of Ferndale, California on 3 Jun 1936, 09:15 UTC at a depth of 10 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 139 km away in California, United States.

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First reported by USGS
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