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M 4.6 earthquake — 5 km NE of Salinas, California

May 26, 1959 · USGS event ushis2374

Magnitude
4.6 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
5 km NE of Salinas, California
Coordinates
36.717, -121.617

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 22km S of Ocotillo, CAJune 1, 1959M 4.5 · 5 km S of Whitehawk, CaliforniaJune 14, 1959M 4.7 · 8 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaJune 18, 1959M 4.6 · 18km WSW of Lamont, CAJuly 1, 1959M 5.6 · 5 km NE of Loyalton, CaliforniaApril 1, 1959M 6.3 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaJuly 24, 1959

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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