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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.
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]
Southern California's last "Big One" was in 1857, when an earthquake with a magnitude of roughly 7.9 ruptured 225 miles of fault on the San Andreas, between Monterey and San Bernardino counties.
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.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department responded at 7:05 a.m. to the area of West Seventh Street and South San Jacinto Avenue to a report of a man shooting at passing vehicles ...
Suspect arrested in dental office shooting that left 1 dead, 2 injured in El Cajon, California Rebecca Cohen and Bill Feather and Josh Cradduck and Phil Helsel February 29, 2024 at 10:19 PM
1898 Mare Island earthquake; 1899 San Jacinto earthquake; 1906 San Francisco earthquake; 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes; 1918 San Jacinto earthquake; 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake; 1927 Lompoc earthquake; 1932 Eureka earthquake; 1933 Long Beach earthquake; 1940 El Centro earthquake; 1948 Desert Hot Springs earthquake; 1952 Kern County ...