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  2. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes a wide area of Southern ...

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    A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was felt widely across the nation's second largest city Friday and shook things off shelves near the epicenter in a small mountain community east of Los Angeles, but ...

  3. Magnitude 4.2 earthquake jolts Southern California

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    An average of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes between 4.0 and 5.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.6 miles.

  4. 4.2-magnitude earthquake rattles Northern California - AOL

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    A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was felt across California's Sacramento County and parts of the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S.

  5. 1971 San Fernando earthquake - Wikipedia

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    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 ).

  6. List of earthquakes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States

  7. Moment magnitude scale - Wikipedia

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    This meant that giant earthquakes such as the 1960 Chilean earthquake (M 9.5) were only assigned an M s 8.2. Caltech seismologist Hiroo Kanamori [ 47 ] recognized this deficiency and took the simple but important step of defining a magnitude based on estimates of radiated energy, M w , where the "w" stood for work (energy):

  8. Early morning 4.2-magnitude earthquake rattles part of ... - AOL

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    More than 530 people reported feeling the quake, the USGS said.

  9. List of earthquakes in 2024 - Wikipedia

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    2024 Hyƫga-nada earthquake: 4 7.1 0 Philippines, Soccsksargen offshore IV (Light) 620.1 July 11 - 5 7.0 3 China, Xinjiang: IX (Violent) 13.0 January 22: 2024 Uqturpan earthquake: 5 7.0 0 United States, California offshore VIII (Severe) 10.0 December 5: 2024 Cape Mendocino earthquake: 5 7.0 0 Russia, Kamchatka Krai offshore VI (Strong) 29.0 ...