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M 5.0 earthquake — 89 km W of Ferndale, California

November 16, 1975 · USGS event nc1027519

Magnitude
5 (ml)
Depth
4.607 km
Location
89 km W of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.625, -125.315

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 13 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaNovember 14, 1975M 4.8 · 11 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaNovember 13, 1975M 4.6 · 1 km ENE of Oroville, CaliforniaSeptember 27, 1975M 4.9 · 12 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaJanuary 14, 1976M 4.8 · 14 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSeptember 13, 1975M 5.1 · Baja California, MexicoSeptember 13, 1975

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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