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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 ).
The Van Norman Dams, also known as the San Fernando Dams, were the terminus of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, supplying about 80 percent of Los Angeles' water, [5] until they were damaged in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake and were subsequently decommissioned due to the inherent instability of the site and their location directly above heavily populated areas.
Los Angeles earthquake could refer to: 1933 Long Beach earthquake; 1952 Kern County earthquake; 1971 San Fernando earthquake; 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake; 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake; 1992 Landers earthquake; 1994 Northridge earthquake; 2008 Chino Hills earthquake
Wi ldfires in the greater Los Angele s area continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes engulfing more than 45 square miles.. At least six people have died as a ...
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms, but no major damage ...
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck underneath the L.A. neighborhood of El Sereno on Monday, causing weak shaking throughout the Eastside and the San Gabriel Valley.
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 documented earthquakes.
Southern California was struck by a “very strong” 5.2-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday evening, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).. The epicenter of the quake was about 15 miles ...