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M 4.5 earthquake — 270 km W of Ferndale, California

December 16, 1985 · USGS event usp0002nxf

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
5 km
Location
270 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.697, -127.462

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 10 km SSE of Sierra City, CaliforniaDecember 28, 1985M 4.6 · 31 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaNovember 28, 1985M 4.5 · 2 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaNovember 24, 1985M 4.8 · 22 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaJanuary 14, 1986M 5.5 · 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaJanuary 26, 1986M 4.6 · 3km SSE of Loma Linda, CAOctober 2, 1985

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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