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Seismogram of the earthquake. The earthquake measured 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale, and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).It came exactly a year after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck onshore in the Cape Mendocino area on December 20, 2021, [7] causing only minor damage. [8]
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked coastal Northern California early Tuesday, leaving thousands in the dark as officials warned that another major jolt could still be on its way.
The 1952 Kern County earthquake (M s 7.5, M w 7.3 [118]), considered the biggest earthquake to hit California since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, [119] occurred on the White Wolf fault south of Bakersfield, and likely connected with the Walker Pass earthquake via the Scodie Lineament. [120]
On December 5, 2024, a M w 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County, California, at 10:44 a.m. PST. It was felt in the state's northern regions and in the Central Valley. [2] The earthquake prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami warning which was canceled soon after.
Together, the Almanor quakes represented the largest to hit the state since a magnitude-6.4 temblor struck Ferndale in Humboldt County in late December, killing two who suffered medical ...
Between 1964 and 1994, Los Angeles faced two big earthquakes, which both hit the suburban San Fernando Valley hard: the magnitude 6.6 Sylmar earthquake of 1971, which resulted in 64 deaths; and ...
California earthquakes (1769–2000) ... M la is a local magnitude that is equivalent to M L ... Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 6 (4): 197–217 ...
A trio of Southern California earthquakes have struck in the ... down from an earlier estimate of magnitude 3, and hit at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday. Its latest estimated epicenter was about 700 feet ...