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M 5.9 earthquake — 81 km WSW of Crescent City, California

December 27, 1960 · USGS event iscgem881080

Magnitude
5.9 (mw)
Depth
20 km
Location
81 km WSW of Crescent City, California
Coordinates
41.416, -125.074

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 72 km WSW of Crescent City, CaliforniaDecember 27, 1960M 5.0 · 23km SSW of Little Lake, CAJanuary 28, 1961M 5.3 · 47km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFebruary 2, 1961M 5.1 · 13km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFebruary 2, 1961M 5.1 · 60 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaApril 6, 1961M 5.9 · 10 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaApril 9, 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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