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At 4:57 a.m. local time (11:57 UTC) on June 28, 1992, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake awoke much of Southern California. Though it turned out it was not the so-called "Big One" as many people would think, it was still a very strong earthquake. The shaking lasted for two to three minutes.
The Los Angeles Unified School District closed local schools throughout the area, which reopened one week later. UCLA and other local universities were also shut down. The University of Southern California suffered some structural damage to several older campus buildings, but classes were conducted as scheduled. Pierce College suffered $2 ...
A series of earthquakes has Southern California shook. Is a big one coming? ... Southern California. The worst in modern Los Angeles history was the 6.7-magnitude Northridge earthquake in 1994 ...
UTC time: 1990-02-28 23:43:36: ISC event: 380064: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: February 28, 1990: Local time: 23:43:37 UTC [1]: Magnitude: 5.7 M w [1]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: San Jose Fault: Type: Strike-slip [2]: Areas affected: Greater Los Angeles Area Southern California United States: Total damage: $12.7 million [2]: Max. intensity: MMI VII (Very strong) [3]: Peak ...
Lessons from Ridgecrest. The difference in shaking was readily apparent during the 2019 magnitude 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake, which had an epicenter 125 miles northeast of downtown L.A.. During ...
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, as well as the County of Los Angeles, investigated and verified that local soil conditions contributed to the ground displacement and resulting destruction. The area of surface breaks on the ground at the site was 900 ft (270 m) (at its widest) and stretched 4,000 ft (1,200 m) down a 1% grade slope ...
UTC time: 1991-06-28 14:43:55: ISC event: 330437: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 28 June 1991 (): Local time: 07:43:55: Magnitude: 5.6 M w [1] [2]: Depth: 6.2 mi (10 km) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Thrust: Areas affected: Greater Los Angeles Area Southern California United States: Total damage: $33.5–40 million [2] [3]: Max. intensity: MMI VII (Very strong) [3]: Peak acceleration: 0.58 g at ...
By the time the weakened Hurricane Hilary hits Southern California, it will have turned into a massive tropical storm that will likely cover the entire region, from the Pacific Ocean in Los ...