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M 6.2 earthquake — 219 km W of Ferndale, California

August 9, 1960 · USGS event iscgem880030

Magnitude
6.22 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
219 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.283, -126.824

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 6.0 · near the coast of Northern CaliforniaJune 6, 1960M 4.9 · 4 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaJune 5, 1960M 5.9 · 81 km WSW of Crescent City, CaliforniaDecember 27, 1960M 4.7 · 72 km WSW of Crescent City, CaliforniaDecember 27, 1960M 5.0 · 23km SSW of Little Lake, CAJanuary 28, 1961M 5.3 · 47km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFebruary 2, 1961

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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