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M 4.5 earthquake — 12 km NNW of Benton, California

May 7, 1981 · USGS event nc1063372

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
8.555 km
Location
12 km NNW of Benton, California
Coordinates
37.924, -118.534

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.8 · The 1981 Westmorland, California EarthquakeApril 26, 1981M 4.7 · 16km SSE of Little Lake, CAApril 19, 1981M 4.6 · 58 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMay 26, 1981M 4.7 · 130 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMarch 15, 1981M 4.6 · 23 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaJuly 17, 1981M 4.8 · 24 km SE of Klamath, CaliforniaFebruary 14, 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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