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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 ...
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 earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and ... El Centro Imperial Valley: 6.9 M w: X 9 20 $6M ...
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
The earthquake had a relatively shallow hypocenter and caused property damage in the United States estimated at US$30 million. The irrigation systems in the Imperial Valley were badly affected, but no deaths occurred. It was the largest earthquake to occur in the contiguous United States since the 1971 San Fernando earthquake eight years earlier.
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 ...
El Centro. 309 km 192 miles N58°W 4.0–14.8 1918 San Jacinto earthquake: 31% Elsinore Fault Zone: 126a 126b 126c 126d 126e 126f 126g. S. Ana S. Diego El Centro. 249 km 217 miles N51°W 2.5–5.0 1910 Elsinore earthquake 11% Calaveras Fault: 54a 54b 54c 54d. S. Fran. S. Jose. Monterey. 123 km 76 miles N31°W Dextral strike-slip 6.0–15.0 1911 ...
Pages in category "Earthquakes in Mexico" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. ... 1937 Orizaba earthquake; 1940 El Centro earthquake; 1941 ...