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At 8:19 p.m. PDT on July 5, a larger 7.1 M w earthquake occurred in the Ridgecrest area after being preceded by a 5.0 M w foreshock 3 minutes prior, [23] revealing the previous day's 6.4 M w earthquake to have been a foreshock. All three earthquakes have been described by the United States Geological Survey as occurring via shallow strike-slip ...
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Lasting approximately 8 seconds and achieving the largest peak ground acceleration of over 1.7 g, it was the largest earthquake in the area since 1971. Shaking was felt as far away as San Diego, Turlock, Las Vegas, Richfield, Phoenix, and Ensenada. [4] Fifty-seven people died and more than 9,000 were injured. [5] [6] In addition, property ...
The earthquake was a right-lateral strike-slip event, and involved the rupture of several different faults over a length of 75 to 85 km (47 to 53 mi). [5] [6] The names of those that were involved are the Johnson Valley, Kickapoo (also known as Landers), Homestead Valley, Homestead/Emerson, Emerson Valley and Camp Rock faults. [5] [6]
English: ShakeMap from USGS for the magnitude 7.1, maximum intensity 9.37 earthquake with tsunami near 17.4 km (10.8 mi) NNE of Ridgecrest, CA (17 km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA), 8 km depth. Date 6 July 2019, 03:19:53
The Puente Hills system is capable of producing a magnitude 7.5 earthquake, which runs under highly populated areas of L.A. and Orange counties and could kill 3,000 to 18,000 people, according to ...
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5.7 8.0 VII The quake demolished some homes, mostly in rural areas. Three people sustained light injuries. [88] - 3 20 [89] France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 5 km north northeast of Montendre: 4.5 10.0 V Slight damage was reported near the epicenter, like fallen chimneys and cracks in walls. It was the strongest earthquake in the region since 1759 ...