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M 4.9 earthquake — 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California

May 14, 2002 · USGS event nc21254601

Magnitude
4.9 (mw)
Depth
6.791 km
Location
5 km SSW of Gilroy, California
Coordinates
36.967, -121.598

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.6 · 15 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaApril 29, 2002M 5.2 · 29 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaJune 17, 2002M 4.6 · 33km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CAMarch 16, 2002M 4.8 · 4km NE of Yorba Linda, CASeptember 3, 2002M 4.6 · 247 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaJanuary 7, 2002M 4.8 · 240 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaJanuary 7, 2002

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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