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M 4.7 earthquake — 33 km SW of Ferndale, California

April 28, 1991 · USGS event nc211426

Magnitude
4.7 (ml)
Depth
26.426 km
Location
33 km SW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.383, -124.567

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 1 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMarch 24, 1991M 5.8 · The 1991 Sierra Madre, California EarthquakeJune 28, 1991M 4.6 · 284 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFebruary 21, 1991M 4.7 · 33 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFebruary 4, 1991M 4.5 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaAugust 3, 1991M 6.0 · 30 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaAugust 17, 1991

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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