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M 4.7 earthquake — 36 km SW of Ferndale, California

September 16, 1981 · USGS event nc1067679

Magnitude
4.74 (ml)
Depth
27.607 km
Location
36 km SW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.332, -124.557

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.5 · 11km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CASeptember 4, 1981M 5.9 · 11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSeptember 30, 1981M 4.9 · 11 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSeptember 30, 1981M 4.5 · 11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSeptember 30, 1981M 4.5 · 14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaOctober 1, 1981M 4.8 · 14km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CAOctober 23, 1981

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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