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The 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake occurred at about 8:20 a.m. (Pacific time) on January 9 in central and Southern California.One of the largest recorded earthquakes in the United States, [6] with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9, it ruptured the southern part of the San Andreas Fault for a length of about 225 miles (350 km), between Parkfield and Wrightwood.
The great earthquake of 1857, which became known as the Fort Tejon earthquake, was centered nearly 100 miles away. The earthquake became associated with the fort by name because the area near the epicenter was sparsely populated. The most reliable report of the event was issued from the fort, nearly 93 miles (149.7 km) distant.
1812 Ventura earthquake: June 2, 1823: Hawaii 7.0 M L: 0 [2] June 1838: California 6.8–7.2 M w 0 1838 San Andreas earthquake: January 5, 1843: Arkansas 6.3 M w 0 [2] January 9, 1857: California: 7.9 M w 2: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake: April 24, 1867: Kansas: 5.1 M fa: 0: 1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake: April 2, 1868: Hawaii: 7.9 M fa 77: ...
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At least six large ruptures of the San Jacinto Fault Zone are known to have followed the 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake that ruptured the central segment of the San Andreas Fault. These events began with the 1899 San Jacinto earthquake and occurred at intermittent intervals culminating with the 1987 Superstition Hills and Elmore Ranch events.
January 9, 1857 16:24 Fort Tejon, California, United States (San Andreas Fault from Parkfield to Wrightwood) 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake: 1 7.9 M (Grant and Sieh, 1993; Stein and Hanks, 1998) USGS December 16, 1857 21:00 Naples, Italy 1857 Basilicata earthquake: 40.3 16 11,000 6.9 M I: USGS February 16, 1861 Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia)
1857 earthquake may refer to: ... 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake (California, US) 1857 Parkfield earthquake, see collective article Parkfield earthquake ...
1857 Fort Tejon earthquake; 1868 Hayward earthquake; 1872 Owens Valley earthquake; 1892 Laguna Salada earthquake; 1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes; 1898 Mare Island earthquake; 1899 San Jacinto earthquake; 1906 San Francisco earthquake; 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes; 1918 San Jacinto earthquake; 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake; 1927 Lompoc ...