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M 5.0 earthquake — 6 km WSW of Ridgemark, California

January 20, 1960 · USGS event ushis2433

Magnitude
5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
6 km WSW of Ridgemark, California
Coordinates
36.783, -121.433

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · Central CaliforniaDecember 29, 1959M 4.7 · 40 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaDecember 22, 1959M 5.1 · 102 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaDecember 5, 1959M 4.5 · 116 km W of Big Lagoon, CAOctober 31, 1959M 4.7 · 27km SSW of Lompoc, CAOctober 1, 1959M 4.9 · 4 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaJune 5, 1960

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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