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Aug 12, 2024 · Significant Earthquakes Impacting Los Angeles County. Earthquake damage in Long Beach from the 1933 Earthquake. Contributed by the Griffin Family, courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey.
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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 ...
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 can evoke frightening memories, there are thousands of earthquakes each year in California that are too small to be felt.
- Jonathan Lloyd
Nov 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.
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...
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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.
