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M 5.5 earthquake — 11km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA

September 4, 1981 · USGS event ci522177

Magnitude
5.45 (ml)
Depth
5.549 km
Location
11km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CA
Coordinates
33.557, -119.120

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 36 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSeptember 16, 1981M 5.9 · 11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSeptember 30, 1981M 4.9 · 11 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSeptember 30, 1981M 4.5 · 11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSeptember 30, 1981M 4.5 · 14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaOctober 1, 1981M 4.6 · 23 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaJuly 17, 1981

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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