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M 4.5 earthquake — 5 km S of Whitehawk, California

June 14, 1959 · USGS event ushis2378

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
5 km S of Whitehawk, California
Coordinates
39.667, -120.550

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 8 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaJune 18, 1959M 4.5 · 22km S of Ocotillo, CAJune 1, 1959M 4.6 · 18km WSW of Lamont, CAJuly 1, 1959M 4.6 · 5 km NE of Salinas, CaliforniaMay 26, 1959M 6.3 · off the coast of Northern CaliforniaJuly 24, 1959M 5.2 · 13km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAAugust 4, 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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