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M 4.6 earthquake — 109 km WSW of Ferndale, California

March 5, 1962 · USGS event ushis2540

Magnitude
4.6 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
109 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.300, -125.500

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 87km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAMarch 5, 1962M 5.1 · 19 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaApril 13, 1962M 5.4 · 95 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaApril 14, 1962M 4.7 · 22 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaApril 15, 1962M 5.2 · 6 km ESE of Talmage, CaliforniaJune 6, 1962M 5.0 · 5km W of Grapevine, CANovember 15, 1961

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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