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M 4.6 earthquake — 32 km SW of Ferndale, California

May 23, 1978 · USGS event nc1040389

Magnitude
4.6 (ml)
Depth
29.221 km
Location
32 km SW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.343, -124.486

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaMay 29, 1978M 4.5 · 4 km SE of Calpella, CaliforniaMarch 26, 1978M 4.6 · 17 km SSE of Tennant, CaliforniaAugust 1, 1978M 4.5 · 24 km S of Tennant, CaliforniaAugust 1, 1978M 5.1 · The 1978 Santa Barbara, California EarthquakeAugust 13, 1978M 4.5 · 1 km SSE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaSeptember 4, 1978

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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