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M 4.5 earthquake — 55 km WSW of Ferndale, California

January 20, 1998 · USGS event nc552764

Magnitude
4.5 (mw)
Depth
5.996 km
Location
55 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.346, -124.851

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 9 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaDecember 31, 1997M 5.2 · 28km E of Coso Junction, CaliforniaMarch 6, 1998M 4.8 · 28km ENE of Little Lake, CaliforniaMarch 6, 1998M 5.0 · 30km E of Coso Junction, CaliforniaMarch 7, 1998M 4.8 · 29km E of Coso Junction, CaliforniaMarch 7, 1998M 4.9 · 2 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaNovember 30, 1997

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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