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Aug 12, 2024 · The magnitude 7.9 Fort Tejon earthquake (1857) shook 631 times more intensely than did either of the magnitude 5.1 earthquakes in La Habra (2014) and Ojai (2023). The Tejon quake also released 15,849 times the energy than did either of the two smaller quakes.
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List of earthquakes in California. 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 ...
DateNameAreaMag.Humboldt County6.4 M wRidgecrest7.1 M wRidgecrest6.4 M wSouth Napa6.0 M wCatalogs of all southern California events recorded since 1932 can be accessed elsewhere. The earthquakes which are listed here are marked with colored squares indicating magnitude. The scale is as follows: Under magnitude 4.5. Magnitude 4.5 to 5.4.
Feb 9, 2021 · The Sylmar quake was one of the worst in modern Los Angeles history, killing 64 people, injuring 2,543 and causing $553 million in damage. Feb. 9, 2021
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Mar 7, 2023 · In 2020, the Long Beach earthquake was investigated in detail using modern methods by USGS scientists Susan Hough and Robert Graves, leading to a computer simulation showing how waves from the earthquake rocked the Los Angeles region.
Feb 9, 2021 · February 9 marks 50 years since the devastating 1971 San Fernando earthquake that rocked Los Angeles. The magnitude-6.6 temblor was the worst the region had experienced for decades.
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Jul 25, 2019 · But along with familiar names — like Loma Prieta and Northridge — that can evoke frightening memories, there are thousands of earthquakes each year in California that are too small to be felt.
