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Since the three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast (1755 Cape Ann, 1811–1812 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston) were well known, it became apparent to settlers that the earthquake hazard was different in California.
1975 Hawaii earthquake [12] November 8, 1980: California 7.2 M w 5 1980 Eureka earthquake [13] May 2, 1983: California: 6.5 M w 0: 1983 Coalinga earthquake: November 16, 1983: Hawaii 6.7 M w 0 1983 Kaoiki earthquake [2] October 28, 1983: Idaho: 7.3 M w 2: 1983 Borah Peak earthquake: April 24, 1984: California: 6.2 M w 0: 1984 Morgan Hill ...
The 1980 Mammoth Lakes earthquakes affected Eastern California with the sequence's largest shock occurring on May 25 and measuring M w 6.2. [1] The mainshock and its strong aftershocks located near the Yosemite National Park area were felt in parts of California and Nevada.
UTC time: 1980-01-24 18:00: ISC event: 653190: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: January 24, 1980 (): Local time: 11:00 PST: Magnitude: 5.8 M w [1]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Greenville Fault: Type: Strike-slip: Areas affected: East Bay Northern California United States: Total damage: $11.5 million: Max. intensity: MMI VII (Very strong) [2]: Casualties: 44 injured: The 1980 ...
There's now an entire generation of Californians who have grown up without experiencing the damaging earthquakes we saw in the 1980s and 1990s. California remains in puzzling earthquake 'drought ...
The 1980 Eureka earthquake (also known as the Gorda Basin earthquake) occurred on November 8 at 02:27:34 local time along the northern coastal area of California in the United States. With a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII ( Very strong ), this strike-slip earthquake was the largest to occur in California in 28 ...
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
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