Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the 1971 Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the M s scale and 6.6 on the M w scale, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( Extreme ).
A full fault rupture, estimated to be around a 7.5 magnitude, could kill between 3,000 and 18,000 people, according to US Geological Survey and Southern California Earthquake Center.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
1971 earthquake may refer to: 1971 Bingöl earthquake (Turkey) 1971 San Fernando earthquake (Los Angeles, California, US), also known as the "Sylmar earthquake"
1971 – The 6.5–6.7 M w Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000. 1971 – Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The interchange appears briefly in the 2015 disaster film San Andreas, where it collapses yet again during a 9.1 earthquake. The cover photos for the Doobie Brothers' 1973 album The Captain and Me were taken at the interchange after it collapsed from the 1971 Sylmar earthquake. The interchange features in the P.O.D. music video for Alive.
Friday is the 53rd anniversary of Southern California's 1971 San Fernando earthquake, which was recorded as magnitude 6.6. Also known as the Sylmar earthquake, it killed 64 people and caused over ...