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M 5.1 earthquake — 123 km W of Ferndale, California

December 3, 1978 · USGS event nc1043599

Magnitude
5.07 (md)
Depth
102.966 km
Location
123 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.626, -125.726

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.2 · 13km S of Malibu Beach, CAJanuary 1, 1979M 4.5 · 253 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 16, 1978M 4.8 · 229 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 15, 1978M 4.8 · 239 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 15, 1978M 4.6 · 5 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaJanuary 24, 1979M 4.6 · 18 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 6, 1978

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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