M6.5 earthquake near Paso Robles, California
8334 d ago · 22 Dec 2003, 19:15 UTC 10 km NE of San Simeon, California
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 10 km NE of San Simeon, California on 22 Dec 2003, 19:15 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 Paso Robles, about 38 km away in California, United States.
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