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M 4.8 earthquake — 3 km W of Fortuna, California

December 15, 1934 · USGS event ushis1083

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
3 km W of Fortuna, California
Coordinates
40.600, -124.200

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 27km SW of Lompoc, CADecember 17, 1934M 4.8 · 14km N of San Miguel, CADecember 24, 1934M 4.5 · 34km SSW of King City, CADecember 3, 1934M 5.0 · 2 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaNovember 17, 1934M 6.8 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaJuly 6, 1934M 5.0 · 4 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaJune 3, 1935

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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