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M 5.0 earthquake — 148 km W of Ferndale, California

March 17, 1939 · USGS event ushis1243

Magnitude
5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
148 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.750, -126.000

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.9 · 144 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMarch 12, 1939M 4.6 · 9km WSW of Grapevine, CAFebruary 23, 1939M 4.5 · 57 km WSW of La Jolla, CaliforniaApril 19, 1939M 4.5 · 55 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMay 1, 1939M 5.5 · California-Nevada border regionJanuary 11, 1939M 4.8 · 26km NW of Searles Valley, CAJanuary 7, 1939

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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