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M 4.5 earthquake — 11 km NNW of Kirkwood, California

August 6, 1937 · USGS event ushis1178

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
11 km NNW of Kirkwood, California
Coordinates
38.800, -120.100

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 53km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAAugust 19, 1937M 5.3 · 12 km SE of Eagleville, CaliforniaJune 18, 1937M 4.6 · 31 km E of Cedarville, CaliforniaMay 25, 1937M 4.5 · 3 km NNE of Chualar, CaliforniaOctober 27, 1937M 4.5 · 12 km SE of Anza, CaliforniaMarch 27, 1937M 5.5 · 214 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMarch 26, 1937

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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