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The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes (more commonly referred to in scientific literature as the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence) of July 4 and 5 occurred north and northeast of the town of Ridgecrest, California, located in Kern County and west of Searles Valley (approximately 200 km [122 mi] north-northeast of Los Angeles).
Ridgecrest is a city in Kern County, ... The 1995 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence started on August 17, when a magnitude 5.4 quake, centered 18 kilometers ...
2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes: July 5, 2019: California: 7.1 M w 0: 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes: March 18, 2020: Utah 5.7 M w 0 2020 Salt Lake City earthquake: March 31, 2020: Idaho 6.5 M ww 0 2020 Central Idaho earthquake: May 15, 2020: Nevada 6.5 M L 0 2020 Monte Cristo Range earthquake [30] July 22, 2020: Alaska 7.8 M w 0 2020 Alaska Peninsula ...
The mainshock of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes was again felt in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and as far away as Ensenada, Mexico. Further structural damage and additional fires occurred in Ridgecrest, near the epicenter. Five people were injured. [220] - 5 7 [221] Indonesia offshore, Molucca Sea, 136 km west southwest of Ternate: 6.9 35.0 V - - -
Several magnitude 7+ earthquakes have occurred along the eastern California shear zone, including the 1992 Landers earthquake, 1999 Hector Mine earthquake, the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes sequence, as well as the powerful 1872 Owens Valley earthquake in the Owens Valley.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported at 2:23 a.m. Thursday 12 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also documented earthquakes.
English: "California Geological Survey and USGS geologists and geophysicists with National Guard and Navy personnel view road damage from 3 to 5 feet of right-lateral motion near the expected maximum slip locality along the primary tectonic rupture associated with the M 7.1 event."