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Chronological Earthquake Index. Like the clickable image, this list does not feature every earthquake ever recorded in southern California above a certain magnitude; these are selected events and they do not represent a complete list.
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 wFeb 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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Jan 17, 2024 · It was 30 years ago, on January 17, 1994, at 4:31 a.m., that Southern California was jolted awake by the Northridge earthquake, 6.7 on the Richter scale. The death toll on the day is still not...
Feb 9, 2021 · When the Sylmar earthquake rumbled through Los Angeles 50 years ago, on Feb. 9, 1971, the top of the earthen Lower Van Norman Dam melted into the reservoir. No one knows exactly what kept the...
Feb 9, 2021 · Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Sylmar Quake — also called the San Fernando Quake — which damaged the Van Norman Dam and led to the evacuation of 70,000 people. The magnitude 6.6...
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Jul 4, 2019 · Early morning shaking from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake marked a terrifying moment in a tragedy that changed Los Angeles and the way Southern Californians think about earthquakes.
