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M 4.5 earthquake — 24 km N of Benton, California

April 15, 1982 · USGS event usp0001krd

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
20 km
Location
24 km N of Benton, California
Coordinates
38.035, -118.502

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 12km NNE of Inyokern, CAMarch 7, 1982M 4.8 · 1km SSW of Anza, CAJune 15, 1982M 5.2 · 85 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFebruary 6, 1982M 4.5 · California-Nevada border regionJanuary 28, 1982M 4.8 · 122 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaJanuary 13, 1982M 4.5 · 22 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaAugust 10, 1982

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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