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The earthquake was a right-lateral strike-slip event, and involved the rupture of several different faults over a length of 75 to 85 km (47 to 53 mi). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The names of those that were involved are the Johnson Valley, Kickapoo (also known as Landers), Homestead Valley, Homestead/Emerson, Emerson Valley and Camp Rock faults.
The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred in Joshua Tree, California, on April 22, 1992, was a previously unmapped north-facing earthquake located about 20 km south of the Mount Pinto fault and about 10 km northeast of the mission and a maximum fault slip of 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in) was estimated.
UTC time: 1992-06-28 15:05:33: ISC event: 289115: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: June 28, 1992 (): Local time: 08:05:33 PDT: Magnitude: 6.5 M w [1]: Depth: 3.1 miles (5 km) [2] Epicenter: 2]: Type: Strike-slip [2]: Areas affected: Inland Empire Southern California United States: Total damage: ≥$60 million [3]: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [4]: Foreshocks: 5.2 M w June 28 at 14:43 [5 ...
A magnitude 4 earthquake rattled Southern California before dawn Sunday morning — the strongest in a series of modest earthquakes to strike near the Ontario International Airport in the last month.
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms, but no major damage ...
One person died of a heart attack and damage was observed in San Jose. 1 - 8 [26] United States, Northern California: 5.3 9.5 VI Minor damage was caused in Honeydew and Petrolia. - - 13 [27] Turkey, Erzincan: 6.7 27.2 IX [28] The 1992 Erzincan earthquake killed at least 652 people and left 2,000 injured. 2,200 houses were heavily damaged at ...
A string of earthquakes shook just south of the border Sunday and early Monday, with the largest measured at 4.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Rose Canyon Fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault that runs in a north–south direction off the coast of San Diego County, California, until it comes ashore near downtown San Diego. The fault is linked to the Newport–Inglewood Fault (NIFZ) in the north and either the Agua Blanca Fault or San Miguel–Vallecitos Fault Zone in the ...