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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 ...
A major earthquake struck near California's coast on Thursday, and aftershocks are still ongoing. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck at about 10:44 a.m. Pacific Time.
PHOTO: A handout shakemap made available by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows the location of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hitting off the coast of Cape Mendocino, Calif., on Dec. 5 ...
California residents felt the impact of a major earthquake that occurred off the West Coast on Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred off the coast ...
The 2008 Chino Hills earthquake occurred at 11:42:15 am PDT (18:42:15 UTC) on July 29 in Southern California. The epicenter of the magnitude 5.4 earthquake was in Chino Hills, c. 28 miles (45 km) east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Movement on an oblique-slip fault resulted in a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong).
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 fault was discovered in the late 1990s and is known to have caused the M w 5.5 2008 Chino Hills earthquake. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The fault is believed to produce a M w 6.0 earthquake at most. References
The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California, United States, at 7:42 a.m. PDT on October 1. The moderate magnitude 5.9 blind thrust earthquake was centered several miles north of Whittier in the town of Rosemead , had a relatively shallow depth, and was felt ...