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M 5.5 earthquake — 100 km WNW of Samoa, California

October 4, 1997 · USGS event nc524039

Magnitude
5.5 (mw)
Depth
6.792 km
Location
100 km WNW of Samoa, California
Coordinates
41.053, -125.343

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 125 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaOctober 12, 1997M 5.2 · 99 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaOctober 26, 1997M 4.7 · 37km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaNovember 15, 1997M 4.5 · California-Nevada border regionNovember 22, 1997M 4.9 · 3 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaNovember 22, 1997M 4.5 · California-Nevada border regionNovember 22, 1997

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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