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The earthquake occurred about 12 miles northwest of the epicenter of the magnitude 7.5 Kern County earthquake that struck on July 21, 1952. ... In Other News. Entertainment.
More than 5.4 million early-warning phone alerts went out Tuesday for the magnitude 5.2 quake that struck near Bakersfield in Kern County.
Although, curiously, the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 4.6-magnitude earthquake in eastern Kern, around Randsburg, earlier Friday morning, and then undeclared it, saying it was a false ...
The 1952 Kern County earthquake occurred on July 21 in the southern San Joaquin Valley and measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale.The main shock occurred at 4:52 am Pacific Daylight Time (11:52 UTC), killed 12 people, injured hundreds more and caused an estimated $60 million in property damage.
The probability of a serious earthquake on various faults has been estimated in the 2008 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast. According to the United States Geological Survey, Southern California experiences nearly 10,000 earthquakes every year. [3] Details on specific faults can be found in the USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database.
The White Wolf Fault was the source of the 1952 Kern County earthquake on July 21 (M ... 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake – 7.9 magnitude earthquake on the San Andreas ...
ABC News' Jenna Harrison and Jennifer Watts contributed to this report. 7.0 magnitude earthquake reported off Northern California coast, tsunami warning canceled originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
The 1952 Kern County earthquake was the largest quake to strike the conterminous states in nearly 50 years. Many aftershocks followed including some damaging ones. 12 people were killed and at least 101 were injured. Damage costs reached $60 million (1952 rate). 12: 101+ 24 [118]