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M 4.8 earthquake — 26km NW of Searles Valley, CA

January 7, 1939 · USGS event ci3364850

Magnitude
4.75 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
26km NW of Searles Valley, CA
Coordinates
35.952, -117.584

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.5 · California-Nevada border regionJanuary 11, 1939M 4.7 · 27km NW of West Bishop, CADecember 3, 1938M 5.5 · 32km E of Mammoth Lakes, CADecember 3, 1938M 4.5 · 12 km NE of Milpitas, CaliforniaDecember 1, 1938M 4.5 · 5 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaNovember 22, 1938M 4.6 · 9km WSW of Grapevine, CAFebruary 23, 1939

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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