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M7.5

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?