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The 1976 Tangshan earthquake struck causing devastation to the area. 242,769 people died according to official information. Around 799,000 were hurt. Around 799,000 were hurt. Property damage was extensive with costs reaching $5.6 billion (1976 rate).
Probabilistic seismic hazard map. The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also ...
1976 San Jose Earthquakes season, a year involved for the professional soccer club San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 1976 earthquake .
“Drop, Cover, Hold on. Protect yourself,” the U.S. Geological Survey warned moment before the eathquake struck.
The San Jacinto Fault Zone and the San Andreas Fault (SAF) accommodate up to 80% of the slip rate between the North American and Pacific plates.The extreme southern portion of the SAF has experienced two moderate events in historical times, while the SJFZ is one of California's most active fault zones and has repeatedly produced both moderate and large events.
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Aftershocks continued Friday after a strong earthquake that prompted a tsunami warning for parts of the U.S. West Coast Thursday. "At this time, there have been 59 earthquakes of magnitude three ...
The Puente Hills system is capable of producing a magnitude 7.5 earthquake, which runs under highly populated areas of L.A. and Orange counties and could kill 3,000 to 18,000 people, according to ...