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M 5.0 earthquake — 53 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California

December 24, 1980 · USGS event nc1058482

Magnitude
5 (ml)
Depth
2.821 km
Location
53 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California
Coordinates
41.299, -124.744

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaDecember 24, 1980M 4.8 · 107 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaDecember 23, 1980M 4.5 · 2 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaJanuary 7, 1981M 4.8 · 7 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaJanuary 15, 1981M 5.1 · 8 km SSW of Kingvale, CaliforniaNovember 28, 1980M 4.8 · 23 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaNovember 11, 1980

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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