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M 5.1 earthquake — 26 km SSW of Ferndale, California

November 21, 1986 · USGS event nc88509

Magnitude
5.1 (ml)
Depth
15.305 km
Location
26 km SSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.359, -124.398

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.1 · 26 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaNovember 21, 1986M 4.6 · California-Nevada border regionNovember 1, 1986M 4.6 · 19 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaOctober 31, 1986M 5.3 · 4 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFebruary 14, 1987M 5.1 · 13 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaAugust 1, 1986M 4.8 · 14 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaAugust 1, 1986

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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