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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A pair of earthquakes struck just minutes apart near San Bernardino, California, on Monday morning. The first earthquake, a magnitude 3.6, hit just before 9:45 a.m ...
Wednesday's earthquake in Orange County was the fifth of magnitude 2.0 and above that has struck the Southern California metro area in the last five days. Fifth quake to hit SoCal in 5 days: Small ...
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattled parts of Southern California Sunday morning. ... the Ontario International Airport in the last month. Sunday's 3:51 a.m. earthquake was the fifth of magnitude 3 ...
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)
A Magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in Southern California on Sept. 16, 2024, according to the United States Geological Survey, marking the second temblor to hit the region in less than five days.
At 4:57 a.m. local time (11:57 UTC) on June 28, 1992, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake awoke much of Southern California. Though it turned out it was not the so-called "Big One" as many people would think, it was still a very strong earthquake. The shaking lasted for two to three minutes.
The probability of a serious earthquake on various faults has been estimated in the 2008 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast. According to the United States Geological Survey, Southern California experiences nearly 10,000 earthquakes every year. [3] Details on specific faults can be found in the USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database.
A trio of Southern California earthquakes have struck in the area of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa in the last two days, with a pair rumbling late Thursday afternoon.