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M 5.5 earthquake — 21 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington

January 24, 1920 · USGS event ushis657

Magnitude
5.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
21 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington
Coordinates
48.800, -123.000

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Other earthquakes in Washington around this time

M 5.6 · Near Marblemount, WashingtonAugust 18, 1915M 4.7 · Near Edmonds, WashingtonDecember 25, 1913M 6.0 · San Juan Islands, WashingtonJanuary 11, 1909M 4.8 · Olympic Peninsula, WashingtonDecember 31, 1931M 5.2 · 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WashingtonJuly 18, 1932M 5.3 · Eastern Olympic Peninsula, WashingtonMarch 17, 1904

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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