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M 5.1 earthquake — 102 km WSW of Ferndale, California

December 5, 1959 · USGS event ushis2423

Magnitude
5.1 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
102 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.300, -125.417

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 40 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaDecember 22, 1959M 4.7 · Central CaliforniaDecember 29, 1959M 4.5 · 116 km W of Big Lagoon, CAOctober 31, 1959M 5.0 · 6 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaJanuary 20, 1960M 4.7 · 27km SSW of Lompoc, CAOctober 1, 1959M 5.2 · 13km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAAugust 4, 1959

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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