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M 4.9 earthquake — 43 km SW of Ferndale, California

September 21, 1989 · USGS event nc10090055

Magnitude
4.9 (ml)
Depth
16.29 km
Location
43 km SW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.319, -124.646

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 295 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaOctober 16, 1989M 6.9 · The 1989 Loma Prieta, California EarthquakeOctober 18, 1989M 4.7 · 2 km SSW of Cambrian Park, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 4.7 · 4 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 4.6 · 1 km NNW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 4.8 · 7 km NNE of Corralitos, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989

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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