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M 4.5 earthquake — 21 km SW of Ferndale, California

January 5, 1932 · USGS event ushis887

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
21 km SW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.420, -124.420

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.1 · 8 km E of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaDecember 4, 1931M 5.0 · 8 km WSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFebruary 26, 1932M 5.6 · 236 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMarch 2, 1932M 4.5 · 16 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaApril 16, 1932M 5.9 · 9 km S of Leggett, CaliforniaSeptember 9, 1931M 5.8 · near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSeptember 9, 1931

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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