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Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) at first estimated that 50,000 people were without power in Humboldt County, [19] a number later revised to 60,000. [21] The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) declared a transmission emergency. [22] Phones were alerted of the coming earthquake as far south as the San Francisco Bay Area. [23] As of 4: ...
The 2010 Eureka earthquake occurred on January 9 at 4:27:38 pm PST offshore of Humboldt County, California, United States. The magnitude was measured 6.5 on the Mw scale, and its epicenter was located offshore in the Pacific Ocean 33 miles (53 km) west of the nearest major city, Eureka. [1][6][7][8] Additionally, there was a separate earthquake ...
Since the three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast (1755 Cape Ann, 1811–12 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston) were well known, it became apparent to settlers that the earthquake hazard was different in California. While the 1812 San Juan Capistrano, 1857 Fort Tejon, and 1872 Owens Valley ...
Andrews, who hosts ESPN’s NBA Today and NBA Countdown, was interviewing basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo on Monday when a 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook ESPN’s Los Angeles studios. There was a ...
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake north of Malibu rattled Southern California on Thursday, jolting stunned on-air anchors during the morning's live news broadcasts. The earthquake struck at around 7:28 a ...
The area regularly experiences large earthquakes as it is situated on the southern end the Cascadia subduction zone and near the San Andreas Fault, which interface around the Mendocino Triple Junction. [55] On December 20, 2022, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Ferndale, California in Humboldt County, United States at 10:34:25 UTC, or 2:34 a.m ...
The 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes (or 1992 Petrolia earthquakes) occurred along the Lost Coast of Northern California on April 25 and 26. The three largest events were the M7.2 thrust mainshock that struck near the unincorporated community of Petrolia midday on April 25 and two primary strike-slip aftershocks measuring 6.5 and 6.6 that followed early the next morning.
The 1980 Eureka earthquake (also known as the Gorda Basin earthquake) occurred on November 8 at 02:27:34 local time along the northern coastal area of California in the United States. With a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII ( Very strong ), this strike-slip earthquake was the largest to occur in California in 28 ...