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M 4.5 earthquake — 2 km NW of Hollister, California

March 31, 1970 · USGS event ushis3099

Magnitude
4.51 (mw)
Depth
8 km
Location
2 km NW of Hollister, California
Coordinates
36.868, -121.418

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.0 · 142 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaJune 7, 1970M 4.6 · 3 km SW of Blackhawk, CaliforniaJune 12, 1970M 4.5 · Near the coast of Central CaliforniaAugust 4, 1970M 4.5 · 103km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CANovember 5, 1969M 5.4 · 77km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CANovember 5, 1969M 4.6 · 7km W of Santa Barbara Is., CAOctober 31, 1969

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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