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M 4.8 earthquake — 239 km W of Ferndale, California

October 15, 1978 · USGS event usp0000x0s

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
15 km
Location
239 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.609, -127.095

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 229 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 15, 1978M 4.5 · 253 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 16, 1978M 4.6 · 18 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 6, 1978M 4.6 · 2 km NNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaOctober 5, 1978M 5.1 · 2 km SE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaOctober 4, 1978M 5.2 · 4 km SSE of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaOctober 4, 1978

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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