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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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- Great Fort Tejon Earthquake 1857
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- Probability of a Major Earthquake in The Los Angeles Region
Catalogs 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.
Jul 25, 2019 · But along with familiar names -- like Loma Prieta and Northridge -- that evoke frightening memories, there are thousands of earthquakes each year in California that are too small to be felt. So,...
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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 wNov 22, 2021 · The 1994 Northridge earthquake struck to the west of Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley area with an estimated magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale.
Jul 20, 2022 · Some California earthquakes – between 6.6 and 7.8 – are the most famous in the nation’s memory. In 2019, a 7.1-magnitude quake hit near Ridgecrest, Calif. Thirty million people from ...
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Jan 17, 2024 · 30 years ago today, Los Angeles was jolted awake by a massive earthquake centered near Northridge. The 6.7 magnitude temblor on January 17, 1994 killed some 60 people, injured 8,700, and...
