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  2. 7.0 magnitude earthquake reported off Northern California ...

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    A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the "strong" quake was off the coast ...

  3. List of earthquakes in California - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Newport–Inglewood Fault - Wikipedia

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    The fault has a slip rate of approximately 0.6 mm (0.024 in)/year [1] and is predicted to be capable of a 6.0–7.4 [1] magnitude earthquake on the moment magnitude scale. A 2017 study concluded that, together, the Newport–Inglewood Fault and Rose Canyon Fault could produce an earthquake of 7.3 or 7.4 magnitude.

  5. List of earthquakes in 2024 - Wikipedia

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    2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake: 4 7.1 0 Philippines, Soccsksargen offshore IV (Light) 620.1 July 11 - 5 7.0 3 China, Xinjiang: IX (Violent) 13.0 January 22: 2024 Uqturpan earthquake: 5 7.0 0 United States, California offshore VIII (Severe) 10.0 December 5: 2024 Cape Mendocino earthquake: 5 7.0 0 Russia, Kamchatka Krai offshore VI (Strong) 29.0 ...

  6. 1872 Owens Valley earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1872 Owens Valley earthquake – also known as the Lone Pine earthquake – struck on March 26 at 02:30 local time in the Owens Valley (California, along the east side of the Sierra Nevada), with the epicenter near the town of Lone Pine. Its magnitude has been estimated at M w 7.4 to 7.9, with a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X (Extreme).

  7. 4.7-magnitude earthquake hits southeast of San Antonio, felt ...

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    According to the U.S. Geological Survey, 4.4 and 4.7-magnitude earthquakes were confirmed to have occurred around 6 a.m. local time. In 2024, Texas has experienced 1,022 earthquakes. In 2024 ...

  8. Richter scale - Wikipedia

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    The Richter scale [1] (/ ˈ r ɪ k t ər /), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, [2] is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Richter in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg, and presented in Richter's landmark 1935 paper, where he called it the "magnitude scale". [3]

  9. 4.0 magnitude aftershock hits New Jersey after 4.8 earthquake ...

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    According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the initial 4.8 magnitude quake was centered 7 kilometers north of Whitehouse Station, N.J., about 50 miles west of New York City, at a depth of 4.7 ...