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Chemical explosion 0.43km (0.27 miles) away from Quartz (historical) (United States of America)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 0.43 occurred on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 11:58:54 PM UTC (and Friday, December 21, 2018 at 3:58:54 PM local time) 0.43km (0.27 miles) away from Quartz (historical) (United States of America) which is the nearest city to the epicenter.



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Details about this earthquake

Date (UTC) :12/21/2018 11:58:54 PM
Updated (UTC) :3/14/2019 2:04:38 AM
Magnitude0.43
Mag. Typemd
Latitude39.5345
Longitude-121.4938333
Depth-0.16 km (-0.10 miles)
Dmin0,02061
TypeChemical explosion
StatusReviewed
Tsunami riskNo
SourceUSGS
Other informationM 0.4 Chemical Explosion - 3km NNW of Oroville Eas
3km NNW of Oroville East, CA

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Cities near this earthquake

CityDistancePopulation
US Quartz (historical)0.43km away (0.27 miles)
US Oroville East3.04km away (1.89 miles)8 280 inhabitants
US Land (historical)3.08km away (1.91 miles)
US Bidwell (historical)3.48km away (2.16 miles)
US Bidwell Bar (historical)5.13km away (3.19 miles)
US Hawk Ravine (historical)5.21km away (3.23 miles)
US Oroville5.95km away (3.70 miles)16 260 inhabitants
US Yuman (historical)6.05km away (3.76 miles)
US South Fork (historical)6.33km away (3.93 miles)
US South Oroville6.55km away (4.07 miles)5 742 inhabitants
US Oregon City7.27km away (4.52 miles)
US Kramm8.06km away (5.01 miles)
US Thermalito8.40km away (5.22 miles)6 646 inhabitants
US Wyandotte8.81km away (5.48 miles)
US Craig (historical)9.25km away (5.75 miles)
US Lava Beds (historical)9.40km away (5.84 miles)
US Bloomer (historical)10.00km away (6.21 miles)
US Hurleton10.02km away (6.23 miles)
US Big Ripples (historical)10.31km away (6.41 miles)
US Enterprise (historical)11.14km away (6.92 miles)




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