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M 4.7 earthquake — 41km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA

August 27, 1949 · USGS event ci3355694

Magnitude
4.73 (ml)
Depth
6 km
Location
41km WNW of San Miguel Is., CA
Coordinates
34.179, -120.778

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 4 km S of Chester, CaliforniaAugust 21, 1949M 4.7 · 22 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaOctober 22, 1949M 4.5 · 11 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaJune 27, 1949M 4.5 · 6 km NNW of Manila, CaliforniaOctober 28, 1949M 5.7 · 38km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAMay 2, 1949M 4.5 · 33km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAApril 13, 1949

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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