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The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 33 square miles.
Not including the latest fires, the department reports that since 2017: Six fires rank among the top 10 in number of structures burned Three are among the top five deadliest, dating back to 1933
Per the the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: all evacuation orders and warning areas for the fire are under curfew from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday, Cal Fire reported. View an ...
California land area totals 99,813,760 or roughly 100 million acres, so since 2000, the area that burned annually has ranged between 90,000 acres, or 0.09%, and 1,590,000 acres, or 1.59% of the total land of California. [3] During the 2020 wildfire season alone, over 8,100 fires contributed to the burning of nearly 4.5 million acres of land.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) occurred on 22 May 1960.Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, [1] while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4.
You can find an interactive map of evacuation orders and warnings related to the Palisades Fire on the Cal Fire website. The below map was current, as of 2:30 p.m. PT. The below map was current ...
Two days after the main shock of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest earthquake recorded in history, Cordón Caulle erupted. [17] The eruption was believed to have been caused by the earthquake. [17] The earthquake had struck the whole of Chile between Talca (30°S) and Chiloé (43°S) and had an estimated moment magnitude of 9.5.
Houses burned down in the Palisades Fire are seen along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, January 9, 2025. Contributing: USA TODAY staff Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY.