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M6.4 earthquake near Sanger, California

Name: M6.4 earthquake near Sanger, California
Start: 1986-07-21T14:42:26+00:00
Location: The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake

14697 d ago · 21 Jul 1986, 14:42 UTC The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake on 21 Jul 1986, 14:42 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 Sanger, about 135 km away in California, United States.

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