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M 4.8 earthquake — 18km S of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA

August 26, 1954 · USGS event ci3298426

Magnitude
4.76 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
18km S of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA
Coordinates
33.870, -119.541

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 6.8 · 123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaNovember 25, 1954M 5.0 · 7km WNW of Grapevine, CAMay 23, 1954M 4.6 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaDecember 7, 1954M 4.5 · 2 km ESE of San Leandro, CaliforniaDecember 17, 1954M 6.4 · The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California EarthquakeDecember 21, 1954M 5.3 · 4 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaApril 25, 1954

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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