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The 1899 San Jacinto earthquake occurred on Christmas morning (December 25) at 04:25 local time in Southern California. The estimated moment magnitude 6.7 earthquake had an epicenter located 10 miles southeast of San Jacinto. The earthquake had a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Severe damage occurred, amounting to US$50,000 (1899 ...
California earthquakes (1769–2000) According to seismologist Charles Richter, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake moved the United States Government into acknowledging the problem. Prior to that, no agency was specifically focused on researching earthquake activity.
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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December 25 – The 6.7 M w San Jacinto earthquake shook the Inland Empire area of Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing six deaths and $50,000 in damage. December 26 – Pinnacle Rock, a balancing rock in Cumberland Gap on the Tennessee and Kentucky border, falls down. [30]
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1899 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane: Tropical cyclone Puerto Rico, East Coast of the United States: $20,000,000 (1899) 3,000+ 1906 1906 San Francisco earthquake: Earthquake and fire (urban conflagration) San Francisco, California: $235,000,000 (1906) Conflagration followed quake; fatalities estimated; also major casualties in Santa Rosa and San ...