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M 4.8 earthquake — Olympic Peninsula, Washington

December 31, 1931 · USGS event ushis886

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Coordinates
47.500, -123.000

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Other earthquakes in Washington around this time

M 5.2 · 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WashingtonJuly 18, 1932M 6.0 · 3 km SW of Garrett, WashingtonJuly 16, 1936M 6.1 · Puget Sound region, WashingtonNovember 13, 1939M 5.1 · Olympic Peninsula, WashingtonOctober 27, 1940M 4.5 · 6 km S of Okanogan, WashingtonApril 7, 1941M 4.8 · 17 km SSE of Friday Harbor, WashingtonNovember 29, 1943

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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