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Walker Pass Earthquake

TIME   March 15, 1946 / 5:49 am, PST
LOCATION   35° 43.5' N, 118° 03.3' W 8 km (5 miles) NNW of Walker Pass
MAGNITUDE   MW6.0
TYPE OF FAULTING: normal, with some right-lateral strike-slip - ANIMATION
DEPTH:   21 km
FAULT:   Never identified
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