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UTC time: 1940-05-19 04:36:47: ISC event: 901341: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: May 18, 1940 (): Local time: 21:35 PST: Magnitude: 6.9 M w [1]: Depth: 16 km (9.9 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Strike-slip: Areas affected: United States, Mexico: Total damage: $6 million [2]: Max. intensity: MMI X (Extreme) [1]: Casualties: 9 dead [2] 20 injured [3]: The 1940 El Centro earthquake (or 1940 Imperial ...
The 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes were two destructive shocks centered near El Centro, California on June 22. The earthquakes measured M s 6.25 and occurred nearly one hour apart at 19:59 and 20:57 PST. Both shocks were assigned VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Heavy damage occurred in the areas of Mexicali and El ...
The Imperial County Services building in El Centro following the earthquake with the east end dropping down 30 cm See also: Earthquake-resistant structures and Seismic analysis The Imperial County Services building, a six-story reinforced concrete building located 29 km (18 mi) northwest of the epicenter in El Centro, was built in 1971 when ...
An agricultural community in Imperial County experienced a 4.8 earthquake and more than 180 smaller aftershocks. A midnight 4.8 earthquake followed by a cluster of aftershocks rocks the El Centro area
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday near El Centro, Calif.
California earthquakes (1769–2000) According to seismologist Charles Richter, ... El Centro Imperial Valley: 6.9 M w: X 9 20 $6M 1933-03-10: Long Beach South Coast:
A pair of quakes hit the eastern Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno early this week. The first was magnitude 3.4 , striking at 9:56 a.m. Sunday, a couple of blocks south of Huntington Drive and ...
1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes: Two magnitude 6.25 shocks occurred ~1 hour apart. Six people died and several were injured in the second quake at Mexicali, located just inside the Mexican border. Unstable banks of the New and Alamo Rivers caved in many places. 1940 El Centro earthquake; 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake; 2010 Baja California ...