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7.5
The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake
Historical event · Mon, 21 Jul 1952 11:52:14 GMT
Peak Ground Motion
MMI 9.0
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Depth
6 km
Time (UTC)
11:52
Date
1952-07-21
Latitude
34.958°
Longitude
-118.998°
Source
USGS
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M7.5 · The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake · Was That A Quake?