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M 5.9 earthquake — 231 km W of Ferndale, California

November 28, 2008 · USGS event usp000gpm2

Magnitude
5.9 (mwc)
Depth
10 km
Location
231 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.348, -126.978

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.1 · 26km WNW of Ludlow, CADecember 6, 2008M 4.6 · 40 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaNovember 16, 2008M 4.5 · 3 km NE of East Quincy, CaliforniaDecember 26, 2008M 4.9 · 40 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 26, 2008M 4.6 · 7 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaAugust 17, 2008M 4.8 · 4km S of Bombay Beach, CAMarch 24, 2009

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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