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M 4.8 earthquake — 44 km SSW of Ferndale, California

September 13, 1976 · USGS event usp0000jcq

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
33 km
Location
44 km SSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.232, -124.522

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.1 · 9km N of Westmorland, CANovember 4, 1976M 6.3 · 67 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaNovember 26, 1976M 5.0 · 26 km S of Likely, CaliforniaNovember 27, 1976M 4.9 · 170 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaNovember 28, 1976M 4.6 · 20 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaDecember 2, 1976M 4.7 · 3 km NNE of Johnstonville, CaliforniaJune 24, 1976

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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