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USGS usp000atr2

30 Nov 2001, 07:46

217 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 4 km depth.

Depth4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 217 km W of Ferndale, California?

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40.488000, -126.828000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000atr2
Coordinates
40.488, -126.828
Network
us
Significance
432