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M 4.8 earthquake — 102 km WSW of Ferndale, California

November 2, 1947 · USGS event ushis1604

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
102 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.100, -125.300

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.0 · 9km SSE of San Nicolas Is., CANovember 18, 1947M 4.7 · 3 km SSW of Truckee, CaliforniaSeptember 8, 1947M 4.5 · Northern CaliforniaSeptember 8, 1947M 5.0 · 3km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAJuly 26, 1947M 5.2 · 10km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAJuly 25, 1947M 4.8 · 6km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAJuly 25, 1947

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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