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M 4.5 earthquake — 69 km WSW of Ferndale, California

May 16, 1941 · USGS event ushis1357

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
69 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.300, -125.000

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 6.3 · 201 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMay 13, 1941M 4.5 · 10 km WSW of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMay 28, 1941M 4.5 · 3 km WSW of Keddie, CaliforniaMay 1, 1941M 5.5 · The 1941 Santa Barbara, California EarthquakeJuly 1, 1941M 4.5 · 19km S of Santa Barbara, CAJuly 1, 1941M 4.7 · 17km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAJuly 12, 1941

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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