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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 ...
Aug 12, 2024 · Probability of a Major Earthquake in the Los Angeles Region. About 30 earthquakes occur every day in Southern California. Most have a magnitude of less than 2.0 and are almost never felt. No evidence exists that earthquakes are more likely to occur in certain kinds of weather.
YearDateLocationTime2024Aug 6Bakersfield Area ‡9:092024Jul 29Barstow**1:002023Aug 20Ojai ‡‡2:41pm2014Mar 28La Habra ††9:09pmChronological 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. Catalogs of all southern California events recorded since 1932 can be accessed elsewhere.
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....
- Jonathan Lloyd
Dec 3, 2023 · Northridge, Los Angeles saw a dangerous 6.7 Mw earthquake on the morning of January 17th, 1994 that struck a densely populated area, leading to 57 deaths and over 1,000 injuries. Damages exceeded 20 billion dollars, with many buildings, roads, and overpasses destroyed.
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.
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This map shows, at 1:250,000 scale, known or suspected late Quaternary faults of the Los Angeles region, the ages of their most recent surface movements, and the associated earthquake activity for a recent 7-year period (1978 through 1984).
