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M 4.5 earthquake — 3km ESE of Rolling Hills, CA

December 27, 1939 · USGS event ci3365178

Magnitude
4.51 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
3km ESE of Rolling Hills, CA
Coordinates
33.744, -118.328

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.2 · 26km NNW of Lake Nacimiento, CADecember 28, 1939M 4.5 · 14km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAFebruary 28, 1940M 5.3 · 6km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAMay 18, 1940M 5.2 · 11km S of Joshua Tree, CAMay 18, 1940M 4.5 · 11km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAMay 18, 1940M 5.0 · 12km S of Joshua Tree, CAMay 18, 1940

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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