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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.
A Magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in Southern California on Sept. 16, 2024, according to the United States Geological Survey, marking the second temblor to hit the region in less than five days.
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 ...
Hutton worked on a project to improve the consistency of the “earthquake catalog”, which is a list of over 400,000 southern California quakes recorded since 1932. [3] She also worked on the development of earthquake safety programs, such as the statewide Earthquake Early Warning System , which could provide early notice of an earthquake and ...
A map shows earthquakes above magnitude 2.5 that struck in the last week in Southern California. Quakes marked in orange occurred over a 24-hour period ending at 9 a.m. Monday, while those in ...
Dr Lucy Jones in 1994. Lucile M. Jones (born 1955) is an American seismologist and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California. [1] One of the foremost and trusted public authorities on earthquakes, [2] Jones is viewed by many in Southern California as "the Beyoncé of earthquakes" who is frequently called upon to provide information on recent 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 ...
At 4:57 a.m. local time (11:57 UTC) on June 28, 1992, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake awoke much of Southern California. Though it turned out it was not the so-called "Big One" as many people would think, it was still a very strong earthquake. The shaking lasted for two to three minutes.