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August 12, 2024 at 2:29 PM. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling ...
In Southern California, the last major earthquake on the San Andreas fault was in 1857, estimated at somewhere around a magnitude 7.8. But even moderate quakes along the Puente Hills thrust fault ...
Southern California has been hit by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake (Earthquake.usgs) ... according to the Los Angeles Times. Earthquakes with magnitudes between 5.0 and 6.0 occur five times per year ...
6.1 Mw April 23 at 4:51 [ 4] Casualties. 3 killed. 400+ injured. The 1992 Landers earthquake occurred on Sunday, June 28 with an epicenter near the town of Landers, California, in San Bernardino County. [ 5] The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX ( Violent ). [ 6]
In 1933, the Long Beach earthquake occurred in a populated area and damaged or destroyed many public school buildings in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Some decades later, the San Fernando earthquake affected the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles with heavy damage to several hospitals. In both cases, the perception of California policy ...
The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California, United States, at 7:42 a.m. PDT on October 1. The moderate magnitude 5.9 blind thrust earthquake was centered several miles north of Whittier in the town of Rosemead, had a relatively shallow depth, and was felt ...
August 13, 2024 at 8:35 AM. A powerful earthquake struck near Los Angeles, California on Monday afternoon, shaking homes and startling residents for miles. The 4.4 magnitude quake's epicentre hit ...
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred in Los Angeles at 12:20 p.m. PT, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake had an initial reported intensity of 4.7 but has since been revised down to 4.4.