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The 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes (or 1992 Petrolia earthquakes) occurred along the Lost Coast of Northern California on April 25 and 26. The three largest events were the M7.2 thrust mainshock that struck near the unincorporated community of Petrolia midday on April 25 and two primary strike-slip aftershocks measuring 6.5 and 6.6 that followed early the next morning.
These two earthquakes are considered a regional earthquake sequence, rather than a main shock and aftershock. [ 11 ] The magnitude 5.7 Little Skull Mountain (LSM) earthquake the following day, June 29, 1992, at 10:14 UTC near Yucca Mountain , Nevada, is also considered part of the regional sequence and may have been triggered by surface wave ...
Simplified fault map of southern California The faults of Southern California viewed to the southeast, as modeled by the Southern California Earthquake Center. Highlighted in purple are the San Andreas Fault (left) and Santa Monica Bay complex (right). The foreground is in the Santa Barbara Channel, the east-trending zone marks the Transverse Range
1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes; 1992 Joshua Tree earthquake; 1994 Northridge earthquake; 1999 Hector Mine earthquake; 2000 Yountville earthquake; 2003 San Simeon earthquake; 2007 Alum Rock earthquake; 2008 Chino Hills earthquake; 2010 Baja California earthquake; 2010 Eureka earthquake; 2014 South Napa earthquake; 2014 La Habra earthquake; 2019 ...
Grave of 1872 Earthquake Victims is a California Historical Landmark number 507, assigned on July 31, 1953. The California Historical Landmark reads: NO. 507 GRAVE OF 1872 EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS- On March 26, 1872, a major earthquake shook Owens Valley, nearly destroying the town of Lone Pine.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California has prompted a rare tsunami warning for coastal areas near the California-Oregon state line, including San Francisco Bay.
A large, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. The warning was later ...
The 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake occurred on July 8 at 02:20:44 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII (Very strong).The shock occurred in a complex setting along the San Andreas Fault Zone where it bisects San Gorgonio Mountain and San Jacinto Peak at the San Gorgonio Pass and was the first in a series of three earthquakes that affected ...