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M 4.5 earthquake — 20km SW of Malibu, CA

April 16, 1948 · USGS event ci3357617

Magnitude
4.55 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
20km SW of Malibu, CA
Coordinates
33.900, -118.985

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 2 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMarch 28, 1948M 4.6 · 2 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMarch 28, 1948M 4.6 · 2km ENE of Lytle Creek, CAMarch 1, 1948M 4.7 · 48km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFebruary 27, 1948M 5.2 · 42km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFebruary 24, 1948M 4.8 · 63 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFebruary 19, 1948

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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