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M 4.8 earthquake — 22 km NE of Soledad, California

January 14, 1986 · USGS event nc63490

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
6.2 km
Location
22 km NE of Soledad, California
Coordinates
36.583, -121.178

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.5 · 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaJanuary 26, 1986M 4.6 · 10 km SSE of Sierra City, CaliforniaDecember 28, 1985M 4.5 · 270 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaDecember 16, 1985M 4.6 · 31 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaNovember 28, 1985M 4.5 · 2 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaNovember 24, 1985M 5.7 · 15 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMarch 31, 1986

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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