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The 2003 San Simeon earthquake struck at 11:15 PST (19:15 UTC) on December 22 on the Central Coast of California, about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of San Simeon.Probably centered in the Oceanic fault zone within the Santa Lucia Mountains, it was caused by thrust faulting and the rupture propagated southeast from the hypocenter for 12 miles (19 km).
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded nearly 50 aftershocks, some as high as magnitude 3.9.
The Hosgri Fault (also Hosgri Fault Zone, San Gregorio-Hosgri Fault Zone) is an offshore fault zone located near the Central Coast of California in San Luis Obispo County. The main fault stretches for about 87 miles (140 km), and is located nearest to the coastal communities of Cambria , San Simeon , Morro Bay , Baywood Park-Los Osos and Avila ...
In Port San Luis (Avila Beach) on the Central Coast of California, a 1.3-foot (40 cm) tsunami surge was measured by the National Weather Service in a tweet. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] Near the epicentre, a 8.6-foot (2.62 m) was observed.
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‘An uneasy feeling’: Coastal earthquake rattles San Francisco as tsunami warning in effect. Thursday 5 December 2024 20:05, Josh Marcus. An large earthquake off the Northern California coast ...
This study shows that the hazard for tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (approximately 10 ft) is dominated by distant earthquakes around the circum-Pacific region, and is consistent with the historic record. The tsunami wave heights observed in San Luis Obispo County from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami were consistent with these results. [30]
The threat of a tsunami has passed following a 7.0 earthquake off the northern coast of California, the National Weather Service said Thursday. The earthquake struck around 40 miles west-northwest ...