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M 4.8 earthquake — 18km SW of Newport Beach, CA

November 20, 1988 · USGS event ci1013254

Magnitude
4.83 (ml)
Depth
5.79 km
Location
18km SW of Newport Beach, CA
Coordinates
33.507, -118.071

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 7 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaNovember 10, 1988M 5.0 · 1km SSE of Pasadena, CADecember 3, 1988M 5.0 · 12km SW of Morongo Valley, CADecember 16, 1988M 5.0 · 13km S of Las Flores, CAJanuary 19, 1989M 4.6 · 10km SW of Niland, CAMarch 6, 1989M 4.7 · 23 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaJuly 26, 1988

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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