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The Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC) is a collaboration of more than 1,000 scientists across 100 research institutions focused primarily on conducting research on earthquakes in Southern California and elsewhere by gathering data, conducting theoretical studies, and performing computer simulations; integrate information into a comprehensive, physics-based understanding of ...
A trio of Southern California earthquakes have struck in the area of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa in the last two days, with a pair rumbling late Thursday afternoon.
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.
Wednesday's earthquake in Orange County was the fifth of magnitude 2.0 and above that has struck the Southern California metro area in the last five days. Fifth quake to hit SoCal in 5 days: Small ...
Simplified fault map of southern California The faults of Southern California viewed to the southeast, as modeled by the Southern California Earthquake Center. Highlighted in purple are the San Andreas Fault (left) and Santa Monica Bay complex (right). The foreground is in the Santa Barbara Channel, the east-trending zone marks the Transverse Range
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 rattled Southern California residents on Thursday morning.. It struck at around 7:28 a.m. PT, and was nearly seven miles deep. The tremor was ...
The magnitude 4.7 earthquake just north of Malibu on Thursday morning adds to what scientists say is an unusually active year for moderate earthquakes in Southern California. The Malibu earthquake ...
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California early Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.. The strong quake was recorded about 4.35 miles north of Malibu and about ...