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The 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake occurred at about 8:20 a.m. (Pacific time) on January 9 in central and Southern California.One of the largest recorded earthquakes in the United States, [6] with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9, it ruptured the southern part of the San Andreas Fault for a length of about 225 miles (350 km), between Parkfield and Wrightwood.
The great earthquake of 1857, which became known as the Fort Tejon earthquake, was centered nearly 100 miles away. The earthquake became associated with the fort by name because the area near the epicenter was sparsely populated. The most reliable report of the event was issued from the fort, nearly 93 miles (149.7 km) distant.
While the 1812 San Juan Capistrano, 1857 Fort Tejon, and 1872 Owens Valley shocks were in mostly unpopulated areas and only moderately destructive, the 1868 Hayward event affected the thriving financial hub of the San Francisco Bay Area, with damage from Santa Rosa in the north to Santa Cruz in the south.
January 9, 1857 16:24 Fort Tejon, California, United States (San Andreas Fault from Parkfield to Wrightwood) 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake: 1 7.9 M (Grant and Sieh, 1993; Stein and Hanks, 1998) USGS December 16, 1857 21:00 Naples, Italy 1857 Basilicata earthquake: 40.3 16 11,000 6.9 M I: USGS February 16, 1861 Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia)
1857 earthquake may refer to: ... 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake (California, US) 1857 Parkfield earthquake, see collective article Parkfield earthquake ...
The earthquake, whose epicenter was in Lebanon, New Jersey, struck just moments before 10:30 a.m. E.T. and was felt from Maryland to Maine.For those with family and friends in Taiwan, earthquake ...
About 23 ft (7 m) of the displacement was created during the 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake. The current segment began forming 3,700 years ago. The current segment began forming 3,700 years ago. Sometime between 1540 and 1630 A.D., the creek was offset by about 40.6 feet (12.4 m) feet in an even larger earthquake.
At least 2,818 buildings have collapsed, including a 2,000-year-old castle and a mosque dating back to 1247