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	Magnitude	6.0
	Date-Time	Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 17:15:24 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 10:15:24 AM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
	Location	35.81N 120.37W
	Depth	8 kilometers
	Region	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
	Reference	30 km (20 miles) SW of Avenal, California 35 km (20 miles) S of Coalinga, California 35 km (25 miles) ENE of Paso Robles, California 325 km (200 miles) SSE of SACRAMENTO, California
	Location Quality	Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
	Location Quality Parameters	not available
	Source	NC
	Remarks	Minor damage (VI) at Parkfield and San Miguel. Felt (V) at Avenal, Bradley, Coalinga, Paso Robles, Shandon and Templeton. Felt throughout central California from Sacramento and San Francisco south as far as Los Angeles and Orange County.

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