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M 4.8 earthquake — 89 km WSW of Ferndale, California

November 13, 1951 · USGS event ushis1757

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
89 km WSW of Ferndale, California
Coordinates
40.400, -125.300

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 6 km SE of Scotia, CaliforniaNovember 14, 1951M 4.8 · 5 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaOctober 31, 1951M 6.0 · 53 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaOctober 8, 1951M 5.8 · 11km NNE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CADecember 26, 1951M 5.0 · 36km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CADecember 28, 1951M 4.6 · 4km WSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFebruary 13, 1952

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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