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M 4.8 earthquake — 21km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA

March 15, 1979 · USGS event ci3346630

Magnitude
4.83 (ml)
Depth
8.26 km
Location
21km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA
Coordinates
34.305, -116.412

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.2 · 23km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMarch 15, 1979M 4.8 · 25km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMarch 15, 1979M 5.3 · 4 km S of Doyle, CaliforniaFebruary 22, 1979M 5.3 · 71 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaApril 7, 1979M 4.7 · 231 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaApril 13, 1979M 5.2 · 13 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFebruary 3, 1979

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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