Magnitude 7.0 near Hector Mine

Information from the USGS and Caltech
Location:  32 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA
Date  99/10/16
Origin Time (UTC):  09:46:44
Latitude:  34.5955
Longitude:  -116.2682
Depth (km):  6.0
Mw:  7.0
Me  7.3

This is the largest event to occure in California since the magnitude 7.3 Landers event of 1992/06/28

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