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M 5.1 earthquake — 60 km SW of Ferndale, California

April 6, 1961 · USGS event ushis2490

Magnitude
5.1 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
60 km SW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.183, -124.750

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.9 · 10 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaApril 9, 1961M 5.5 · 12 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaApril 9, 1961M 5.9 · 276 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaApril 29, 1961M 5.1 · 13km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFebruary 2, 1961M 5.3 · 47km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFebruary 2, 1961M 5.0 · 23km SSW of Little Lake, CAJanuary 28, 1961

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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