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M 4.7 earthquake — 7km ESE of Big Bear City, CA

May 11, 1956 · USGS event ci3295148

Magnitude
4.68 (ml)
Depth
11.68 km
Location
7km ESE of Big Bear City, CA
Coordinates
34.229, -116.778

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.9 · California-Nevada border regionJuly 6, 1956M 4.7 · 7km ENE of Big Bear City, CAMarch 16, 1956M 4.9 · 16 km NE of Hornbrook, CaliforniaJuly 9, 1956M 4.5 · 23 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMarch 10, 1956M 4.7 · 5 km WSW of Greenfield, CaliforniaJuly 23, 1956M 5.9 · 179 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaAugust 30, 1956

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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