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M 4.8 earthquake — 22km NNW of Lake Nacimiento, CA

March 2, 1955 · USGS event ci3297743

Magnitude
4.77 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
22km NNW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
Coordinates
35.902, -120.999

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 14 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaDecember 30, 1954M 4.6 · 5 km SSW of Kelseyville, CaliforniaMay 7, 1955M 6.4 · The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California EarthquakeDecember 21, 1954M 4.5 · 2 km ESE of San Leandro, CaliforniaDecember 17, 1954M 4.6 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaDecember 7, 1954M 4.5 · 22km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMay 28, 1955

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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