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M 4.8 earthquake — 2km E of Newport Beach, CA

April 7, 1989 · USGS event ci657729

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
12.599 km
Location
2km E of Newport Beach, CA
Coordinates
33.619, -117.902

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 6 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaApril 3, 1989M 4.5 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaApril 28, 1989M 5.0 · 268 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMay 4, 1989M 4.6 · 10km SW of Niland, CAMarch 6, 1989M 4.8 · 1km WSW of East Los Angeles, CAJune 12, 1989M 5.0 · 13km S of Las Flores, CAJanuary 19, 1989

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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