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M 5.0 earthquake — 142 km WSW of Ferndale, California

June 7, 1970 · USGS event ushis3106

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
142 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.300, -125.900

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 3 km SW of Blackhawk, CaliforniaJune 12, 1970M 4.5 · Near the coast of Central CaliforniaAugust 4, 1970M 4.5 · 2 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMarch 31, 1970M 5.2 · 3km W of Lytle Creek, CASeptember 12, 1970M 5.6 · 88 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSeptember 13, 1970M 4.5 · 103km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CANovember 5, 1969

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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