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M 5.0 earthquake — 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington

May 15, 1954 · USGS event ushis1936

Magnitude
5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
4 km ENE of Machias, Washington
Coordinates
48.000, -122.000

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Other earthquakes in Washington around this time

M 5.0 · 6 km W of Conway, WashingtonJanuary 26, 1957M 6.7 · 4 km WNW of Roy, WashingtonApril 13, 1949M 4.7 · 11 km ENE of Fern Prairie, WashingtonAugust 4, 1959M 4.8 · 9 km NW of Packwood, WashingtonNovember 23, 1959M 4.6 · 2 km SSE of Bangor Trident Base, WashingtonSeptember 10, 1960M 4.8 · 26 km NE of Yacolt, WashingtonSeptember 16, 1961

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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