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The 2011 Aceh earthquake killed ten people and caused damage in Singkil. 10 — 7 [92] ... Guatemala, Santa Rosa, 3 km east of Santa María Ixhuatán: 5.6 9.0
The maximum credible earthquake expected to be generated from the Healdsburg Fault is estimated to be about 7.5 on the Richter scale. [1] The last major event in Sonoma County were the 1969 Santa Rosa earthquakes, a magnitude 5.6 and 5.7 doublet that occurred on this fault. The county anticipates similar events every 20–30 years.
The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2011–2020, ... Santa Cruz Islands, ... Centred 24 km NW of Rosa Zárate, ...
In the past 10 days, there have been two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. Earthquake: 4.4-magnitude quake reported near Santa Rosa Skip to main content
Having half a dozen earthquakes with a magnitude 2.5 or greater strike in a single week is not a common occurrence in Southern California.
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.
The Santa Rosa Fire Department, like many departments across the United States, made its start as a volunteer organization on February 12, 1861. [81] Decades later in 1894 the department made its transition to a paid organization. In 1906 a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake destroyed most of Santa Rosa. [82]
In 2012, USGS scientists said the fault was due for another magnitude 6.8 to 7.0 earthquake, with the California Geological Survey concurring, stating they believe there is a 31 percent chance of a magnitude-6.7 earthquake or greater along the Rodgers Creek-Hayward Fault in the next 30 years.