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M6.8 earthquake, California, 1954-11-25

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1954-11-25 11:16

Rank in 195411 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19002126 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×19approx.

123 km W of Ferndale, California · 40.45, -125.71

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1922 M7.4M7.4

2005 M7.2M7.2

1980 M7.2M7.2

1992 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.1M7.1

1994 M7.1M7.1

1991 M7.0M7.0

2024 M7.0M7.0

1991 M6.9M6.9

1954 M6.8M6.8

2014 M6.8M6.8

1941 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1952-09-22	1952-09-22 11:41	15 km	31 km NW of Shelter Cove, California
M6.4 1952-08-20	1952-08-20 15:25	15 km	213 km W of Port Orford, Oregon
M6.0 1951-10-08	1951-10-08 04:10	15 km	53 km SW of Ferndale, California
M6.4 1949-03-24	1949-03-24 20:56	15 km	169 km W of Crescent City, California
M6.3 1945-09-28	1945-09-28 22:24	10 km	192 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
M6.0 1945-09-28	1945-09-28 22:24	–	136 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
M6.3 1945-05-19	1945-05-19 15:07	10 km	191 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M6.5 1941-10-03	1941-10-03 16:13	10 km	68 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.3 1941-05-13	1941-05-13 16:01	10 km	201 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M6.8 1941-02-09	1941-02-09 09:44	15 km	84 km W of Ferndale, California

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.