Earthquake Information

June 15, 2010 (04:26:58 UTC)

Quake Location

Magnitude 5.7 Southern California

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred at 09:26:58 PM local time on Monday, 14 June 2010 in Southern California, approximately 36 km west-southwest of the El Centro, CA. The earthquake occurred at shallow depth (approximately 7 km) along the boundary zone between the North American and Pacific plates.

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