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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 ...
Following destructive earthquakes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, real estate developers, press, and boosters minimized and downplayed the risk of earthquakes out of fear that the ongoing economic boom would be negatively affected. [3] [4] California earthquakes (1769–2000)
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 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 average of five earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur per year in the greater Los Angeles area, according to a recent three-year data sample. The earthquake occurred at a depth ...
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 ...
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported at 3:39 a.m. Saturday in El Cerrito, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.