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Description: Dots are from 1985-2003 earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2 near Eureka and Ferndale in northern California. Major roads in white; known active faults in brown. Green boxes refer to active plate interations G-NA = Gorda/North America Plates, G-P = Gorda/Pacific Plates and P-NA=Pacific/North America Plates.
Title: Ferndale Eureka RegionHistoricSeismicity
Credit: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/obs/rmobs_pub/html/mendocino.html
Author: United States Geological Survey
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