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M 4.8 earthquake — 240 km W of Ferndale, California

January 7, 2002 · USGS event usp000aw18

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
23.1 km
Location
240 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.367, -127.086

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 247 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaJanuary 7, 2002M 4.8 · 252 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaJanuary 7, 2002M 4.6 · 17 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaDecember 28, 2001M 5.3 · 217 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaNovember 30, 2001M 4.6 · 33km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMarch 16, 2002M 5.0 · 16km ESE of Anza, CAOctober 31, 2001

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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