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M 4.9 earthquake — Gulf of California

October 20, 1989 · USGS event usp000410e

Magnitude
4.9 (mb)
Depth
10 km
Location
Gulf of California
Coordinates
26.144, -110.342

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.5 · 2 km NNE of Day Valley, CaliforniaOctober 21, 1989M 4.6 · 1 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CaliforniaOctober 19, 1989M 4.5 · 5 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaOctober 19, 1989M 4.7 · 4 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaOctober 21, 1989M 4.5 · 6 km ENE of Corralitos, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989M 5.1 · 7 km SW of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaOctober 18, 1989

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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