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M 4.7 earthquake — 27km SSW of Lompoc, CA

October 1, 1959 · USGS event ci3297214

Magnitude
4.69 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
27km SSW of Lompoc, CA
Coordinates
34.420, -120.577

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 116 km W of Big Lagoon, CAOctober 31, 1959M 5.2 · 13km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAAugust 4, 1959M 5.1 · 102 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaDecember 5, 1959M 6.3 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaJuly 24, 1959M 4.7 · 40 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaDecember 22, 1959M 4.7 · Central CaliforniaDecember 29, 1959

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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