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The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred in Joshua Tree, California, on April 22, 1992, was a previously unmapped north-facing earthquake located about 20 km south of the Mount Pinto fault and about 10 km northeast of the mission and a maximum fault slip of 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in) was estimated.
The 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake (also known as the Halls Valley earthquake) [6] occurred on April 24 at 1:15 p.m. local time in the Santa Clara Valley of Northern California. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The epicenter was located near Mount Hamilton in the Diablo Range of the ...
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)
Two of the bigger quakes in historic time in the area — a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in 1940 and a magnitude 6.4 quake in the Imperial Valley in 1979 — came without any preceding swarms ...
The National Weather Service said that the tsunami warning that extended along 500 miles (800 km) of the California and Oregon coasts was called off about 90 minutes after the earthquake struck at ...
The 1986 Chalfant Valley earthquake struck southern Mono County near Bishop and Chalfant, California at 07:42:28 Pacific Daylight Time on July 21. With a moment magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), the shock injured two people and caused property damage estimated at $2.7 million in the affected areas.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked coastal Northern California early Tuesday, leaving thousands in the dark as officials warned that another major jolt could still be on its way.. The quake hit at ...
UTC time: 1983-05-02 23:42:37: ISC event: 575305: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: May 2, 1983 (): Local time: 4:42 p.m: Magnitude: 6.2 M w [1]: Depth: 10 kilometers (6 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Blind thrust [2]: Areas affected: Central California United States: Total damage: US$10 million [3]: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [1]: Landslides: Yes: Aftershocks: 5.9 M w July 22 at 02:39 [4 ...