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M 5.8 earthquake — The 1981 Westmorland, California Earthquake

April 26, 1981 · USGS event ci514869

Magnitude
5.75 (ml)
Depth
18.904 km
Location
The 1981 Westmorland, California Earthquake
Coordinates
33.096, -115.624

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 16km SSE of Little Lake, CAApril 19, 1981M 4.5 · 12 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaMay 7, 1981M 4.6 · 58 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMay 26, 1981M 4.7 · 130 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMarch 15, 1981M 4.8 · 24 km SE of Klamath, CaliforniaFebruary 14, 1981M 4.6 · 23 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaJuly 17, 1981

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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