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M 5.0 earthquake — 240 km W of Ferndale, California

December 5, 1995 · USGS event usp00078bv

Magnitude
5 (ms)
Depth
25 km
Location
240 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.370, -127.093

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.9 · California-Nevada border regionDecember 22, 1995M 5.2 · 16km N of Ridgecrest, CaliforniaJanuary 7, 1996M 4.9 · 20km WNW of Searles Valley, CaliforniaSeptember 25, 1995M 5.8 · 16km NNE of Ridgecrest, CaliforniaSeptember 20, 1995M 4.8 · 13 km SW of Middletown, CaliforniaSeptember 4, 1995M 5.4 · 17km N of Ridgecrest, CaliforniaAugust 17, 1995

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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