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M 4.6 earthquake — 35 km NW of Shelter Cove, California

January 14, 1950 · USGS event ushis1681

Magnitude
4.6 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
35 km NW of Shelter Cove, California
Coordinates
40.217, -124.417

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.5 · 15 km NE of Mineral, CaliforniaMarch 20, 1950M 4.6 · 18 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaMarch 23, 1950M 4.5 · 6 km NNW of Manila, CaliforniaOctober 28, 1949M 4.7 · 22 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaOctober 22, 1949M 4.7 · 41km WNW of San Miguel Is., CAAugust 27, 1949M 4.8 · 134 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaJune 9, 1950

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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