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M 5.2 earthquake — 41 km WSW of Ferndale, California

May 27, 1947 · USGS event ushis1581

Magnitude
5.2 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
41 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.400, -124.700

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 22km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CAMay 11, 1947M 4.5 · 36km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAApril 19, 1947M 5.0 · 37km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAApril 11, 1947M 4.8 · 37km NW of Ludlow, CAApril 10, 1947M 5.0 · 27km S of Fort Irwin, CAApril 10, 1947M 6.5 · The 1947 Manix, California EarthquakeApril 10, 1947

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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