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M 4.8 earthquake — 7 km E of East Foothills, California

January 15, 1981 · USGS event nc1059310

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
8.863 km
Location
7 km E of East Foothills, California
Coordinates
37.374, -121.729

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 2 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaJanuary 7, 1981M 4.7 · 12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaDecember 24, 1980M 5.0 · 53 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaDecember 24, 1980M 4.8 · 107 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaDecember 23, 1980M 4.8 · 24 km SE of Klamath, CaliforniaFebruary 14, 1981M 5.1 · 8 km SSW of Kingvale, CaliforniaNovember 28, 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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