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M 4.8 earthquake — 25 km NE of Benton, California

August 21, 1925 · USGS event ushis729

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
25 km NE of Benton, California
Coordinates
38.000, -118.300

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 13 km E of Temecula, CaliforniaAugust 8, 1925M 6.8 · The 1925 Santa Barbara, California EarthquakeJune 29, 1925M 6.0 · 72 km WSW of Crescent City, CaliforniaJune 4, 1925M 5.5 · 30 km SW of Channel Islands Beach, CaliforniaFebruary 18, 1926M 4.8 · 1 km NE of Samoa, CaliforniaJanuary 26, 1925M 5.5 · 15 km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaApril 3, 1926

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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