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M 5.4 earthquake — 30 km NW of Shelter Cove, California

January 16, 1990 · USGS event nc10090568

Magnitude
5.4 (ml)
Depth
3.759 km
Location
30 km NW of Shelter Cove, California
Coordinates
40.242, -124.297

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.9 · 27 km ESE of Orick, CaliforniaJanuary 18, 1990M 5.5 · The 1990 Upland, California EarthquakeFebruary 28, 1990M 4.7 · 6km N of Claremont, CAMarch 1, 1990M 4.6 · 8 km WSW of Topaz, CaliforniaNovember 3, 1989M 4.7 · 6 km NE of Day Valley, CaliforniaNovember 2, 1989M 4.5 · 48km WSW of Carlsbad, CAApril 4, 1990

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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