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Mendocino County (/ ˌ m ɛ n d ə ˈ s iː n oʊ / ⓘ; Mendocino, Spanish for "of Mendoza") [6] is a county located on the North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census , the population was 91,601. [ 7 ]
A rupture on the Mendocino Fracture Zone would correspond with the former fault orientation. [4] It is the largest earthquake to strike the state of California since the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes, and the strongest to strike the northwestern coast of the state since 2005. [7]
Mendocino (Spanish for "of Mendoza") [4] is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. The name comes from Cape Mendocino 85 miles (137 km) to the north, named by early Spanish navigators in honor of Antonio de Mendoza , Viceroy of New Spain .
PHOTO: A handout shakemap made available by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows the location of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hitting off the coast of Cape Mendocino, Calif., on Dec. 5 ...
Large earthquakes also occurred near the junction in northern California in previous Decembers, according to the geological survey. There were two, a 6.1 and 6.0, near Petrolia in 2021 and a 6.4 ...
The Emerald Triangle is a region in Northern California that derives its name from being the largest cannabis-producing region in the United States. The region includes three counties in an upside-down triangular configuration: Humboldt County, on the coast; Trinity County, inland; Mendocino County, to the south
Anderson Valley, Mendocino County Anderson Valley is a sparsely populated region in western Mendocino County in Northern California.Located approximately 100 miles (160 km) north of San Francisco, the name "Anderson Valley" applies broadly to several rural, unincorporated communities in or near the alluvial terraces along Anderson Creek and other tributaries to the Navarro River.
The Kelley House Museum is a house museum in Mendocino, California.It is located at 45007 Albion Street in Mendocino. Founded in 1973 with a mission "to collect, preserve, protect and share the rich history of the Mendocino Coast" [1] it interprets Mendocino's logging and shipping industries together with displaying typical domestic life in the 1800s.