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M 4.5 earthquake — 29 km SW of Ferndale, California

August 27, 1955 · USGS event ushis2057

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
29 km SW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.383, -124.500

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.8 · 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, CaliforniaSeptember 5, 1955M 4.9 · 35km SW of Mendota, CANovember 2, 1955M 4.5 · 22km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMay 28, 1955M 4.6 · 5 km SSW of Kelseyville, CaliforniaMay 7, 1955M 5.3 · 6km ESE of Brawley, CADecember 17, 1955M 4.6 · 5km SE of Brawley, CADecember 17, 1955

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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