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M 5.1 earthquake — Olympic Peninsula, Washington

October 27, 1940 · USGS event ushis1339

Magnitude
5.1 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Coordinates
47.200, -123.400

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Other earthquakes in Washington around this time

M 4.5 · 6 km S of Okanogan, WashingtonApril 7, 1941M 6.1 · Puget Sound region, WashingtonNovember 13, 1939M 4.8 · 17 km SSE of Friday Harbor, WashingtonNovember 29, 1943M 6.0 · 3 km SW of Garrett, WashingtonJuly 16, 1936M 5.2 · 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WashingtonJuly 18, 1932M 6.7 · 4 km WNW of Roy, WashingtonApril 13, 1949

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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