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Following destructive earthquakes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, real estate developers, press, and boosters minimized and downplayed the risk of earthquakes out of fear that the ongoing economic boom would be negatively affected. [3] [4] California earthquakes (1769–2000)
The 1994 Northridge earthquake affected the Los Angeles area of California on January 17, 1994, at 04:30:55 PST. The epicenter of the moment magnitude 6.7 ( M w ) blind thrust earthquake was beneath the San Fernando Valley . [ 3 ]
1992 Big Bear earthquake: September 2, 1992: Utah 5.8 M L 0 1992 St. George earthquake [22] March 25, 1993: Oregon: 5.6 M d 0: 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake: September 20, 1993: Oregon: 6.0 M d 2: 1993 Klamath Falls earthquakes: January 17, 1994: California: 6.7 M w 57: 1994 Northridge earthquake: September 1, 1994: California 7.0 M w 0 1994 ...
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).
UTC time: 1933-03-11 01:54:00: ISC event: 905457: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: March 10, 1933 (): Local time: 5:54 P.M. PST [1]: Magnitude: 6.4 M w [2]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [2] Epicenter: 3]: Fault: Newport-Inglewood Fault [4]: Type: Strike-slip [5]: Areas affected: South Coast (California) United States: Total damage: $40 million [1]: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [1]: Peak acceleration ...
The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the 1971 Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the M s scale and 6.6 on the M w scale, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( Extreme ).
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time, the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred at the Central Coast of California. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.