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August 15, 2024 at 12:46 PM. LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. - A preliminary 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Thursday morning near Lake Elsinore, followed by a 3.0-magnitude aftershock, according to USGS ...
It has been several years since a magnitude 5.2 or greater earthquake hit Southern California, and Tuesday's quake was the strongest to strike the region in three years. A magnitude 5.3 quake ...
August 12, 2024 at 2:29 PM. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling ...
Since the three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast ( 1755 Cape Ann, 1811–12 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston) were well known, it became apparent to settlers that the earthquake hazard was different in California. While the 1812 San Juan Capistrano, 1857 Fort Tejon, and 1872 Owens Valley ...
The July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes consist of three main shocks of magnitudes 6.4, 5.4, and 7.1, each followed by a flurry of aftershocks of substantially lower magnitude. The aftershocks of the Ridgecrest earthquakes reveal two fault zones. The July 4 M 6.4 event (orange dot) occurred on the SW-NE fault where it intersects the NW-SE oriented ...
6.1 Mw April 23 at 4:51 [ 4] Casualties. 3 killed. 400+ injured. The 1992 Landers earthquake occurred on Sunday, June 28 with an epicenter near the town of Landers, California, in San Bernardino County. [ 5] The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX ( Violent ). [ 6]
A strong earthquake struck Los Angeles, centered near the Highland Park area, Monday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit around 12:20 p.m. and was centered two miles ...
The 2003 San Simeon earthquake struck at 11:15 PST (19:15 UTC) on December 22 on the Central Coast of California, about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of San Simeon.Probably centered in the Oceanic fault zone within the Santa Lucia Mountains, it was caused by thrust faulting and the rupture propagated southeast from the hypocenter for 12 miles (19 km).