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The 1999 Hector Mine earthquake occurred in Southern California, United States, on October 16 at 02:46:50 PDT. Its moment magnitude was 7.1 and the earthquake was preceded by 12 foreshocks, the largest of which had a magnitude of 3.8. The event is thought to have been triggered by the 1992 Landers earthquake which occurred seven years earlier.
Foreshocks. 6.1 MwApril 23 at 4:51 [4] Casualties. 3 killed. 400+ injured. The 1992 Landers earthquakeoccurred on Sunday, June 28 with an epicenter near the town of Landers, California, in San Bernardino County.[5] The shock had a moment magnitudeof 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensityof IX (Violent). [6] Earthquake.
It was followed by a M w 7.2 (M S 7.4) [122] quake on a nearby fault, the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake. [113] Following the Landers earthquake "a well-developed linear pattern of primary and triggered aftershocks" was observed that extended along the Little Lake Fault and into Owens Valley. [108] Smaller earthquakes are quite common.
2. 2022 Ferndale earthquake [35] April 5, 2024. New Jersey. 4.8 M w. 0. 2024 New Jersey earthquake [36] Two-percent probability of exceedance in 50 years map of peak ground acceleration from the United States Geological Survey, released July 17, 2014.
Walker Lane. The Walker Lane includes Death Valley, the Owens Valley, Pyramid Lake, & Walker Lake. The Walker Lane is a geologic trough roughly aligned with the California / Nevada border southward to where Death Valley intersects the Garlock Fault, a major left lateral, or sinistral, strike-slip fault. The north-northwest end of the Walker ...
The Northridge Earthquake was the subject of the 1995 film Epicenter U., a first-hand account of healing from the natural disaster, directed by Alexis Krasilovsky. [71] [72] The Earthquake Haggadah (1995) was a video excerpt from Epicenter U. narrated by Wanda Coleman. Distributed in 3/4" and VHS by the Poetry Film Workshop circa 1998.
In 1992, three large earthquakes occurred near the city, the magnitude 6.1 Joshua Tree earthquake on April 22, and on June 28 the 7.3 Landers and 6.5 Big Bear earthquakes. The 7.1 magnitude Hector Mine earthquake on October 16, 1999, had an epicenter 30 miles (48 km) north of town.
The Chi-Chi earthquake[ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] (later also known as the Jiji earthquake[ a ] or the great earthquake of September 21[ b ]), was a 7.3 M L or 7.7 M w earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on 21 September 1999 at 01:47:12 local time. [ 2 ] 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and NT$ 300 billion worth of ...