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M 4.5 earthquake — 17 km NNW of Mineral, California

May 9, 1936 · USGS event ushis1142

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
17 km NNW of Mineral, California
Coordinates
40.500, -121.650

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 25km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMay 10, 1936M 4.5 · 21 km SSW of Salton City, CaliforniaMay 7, 1936M 4.5 · Central CaliforniaMay 27, 1936M 5.8 · 191 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaJune 3, 1936M 6.1 · 123 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaJune 3, 1936M 4.7 · 1km WSW of Grand Terrace, CAFebruary 23, 1936

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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