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M 4.8 earthquake — 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

May 8, 1979 · USGS event nc1045698

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
7.083 km
Location
15 km E of Seven Trees, California
Coordinates
37.293, -121.663

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 231 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaApril 13, 1979M 5.3 · 71 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaApril 7, 1979M 4.5 · 18km NW of Inyokern, CAJune 14, 1979M 4.8 · 3km E of Big Bear Lake, CAJune 30, 1979M 4.8 · 25km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMarch 15, 1979M 5.2 · 23km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMarch 15, 1979

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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