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M 4.5 earthquake — 102 km WSW of Ferndale, California

November 8, 1979 · USGS event nc1048683

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
8.035 km
Location
102 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.396, -125.451

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 34 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 24, 1979M 4.6 · 8km S of Calipatria, CAOctober 17, 1979M 4.9 · 7km N of Brawley, CAOctober 16, 1979M 4.7 · 8km SW of Brawley, CAOctober 16, 1979M 5.8 · 3km NW of Brawley, CAOctober 16, 1979M 4.5 · 3km WNW of Brawley, CAOctober 16, 1979

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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