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M6.4 earthquake near Bayside, California

Name: M6.4 earthquake near Bayside, California
Start: 1954-12-21T19:56:29.63+00:00
Location: The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake

26232 d ago · 21 Dec 1954, 19:56 UTC The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake on 21 Dec 1954, 19:56 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Bayside, about 14 km away in California, United States.

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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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