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M 5.9 earthquake — 9 km S of Leggett, California

September 9, 1931 · USGS event iscgem906999

Magnitude
5.92 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
9 km S of Leggett, California
Coordinates
39.781, -123.735

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.8 · near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSeptember 9, 1931M 4.5 · 25 km NNW of Fort Jones, CaliforniaSeptember 2, 1931M 5.7 · 130 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaAugust 23, 1931M 4.8 · 3 km SSW of San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaJuly 21, 1931M 5.1 · 8 km E of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaDecember 4, 1931M 4.5 · 21 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaJanuary 5, 1932

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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