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M 5.5 earthquake — 32km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA

December 3, 1938 · USGS event ci3364810

Magnitude
5.45 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
32km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
Coordinates
37.670, -118.613

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 27km NW of West Bishop, CADecember 3, 1938M 4.5 · 12 km NE of Milpitas, CaliforniaDecember 1, 1938M 4.5 · 5 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaNovember 22, 1938M 4.8 · 26km NW of Searles Valley, CAJanuary 7, 1939M 5.5 · California-Nevada border regionJanuary 11, 1939M 4.5 · 7 km ESE of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1938

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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