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This is a list of earthquakes in 1957. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to ...
UTC time: 1957-03-22 19:44:22: ISC event: 886234: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: March 22, 1957 (): Local time: 11:44:22 PST [1]: Magnitude: 5.7 M w [1]: Depth: 15 km (9.3 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Oblique-slip: Areas affected: San Francisco Bay Area Northern California United States: Total damage: $1 million [2]: Max. intensity: MMI VII (Very strong) [2]: Peak acceleration: 0.18 g [3 ...
Probabilistic seismic hazard map. The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also ...
The 1957 Guerrero earthquake occurred on 28 July at 08:40 UTC. [3] It had a magnitude of 7.6 M w and a maximum perceived intensity of VII (very strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Mexico City and Chilpancingo were particularly badly affected. It caused the deaths of between 54 and 160 people. [4]
On Thursday morning, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Petrolia in California. Videos capture the impact of the earthquake.
1918 San Jacinto earthquake; 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake; 1927 Lompoc earthquake; 1932 Eureka earthquake; 1933 Long Beach earthquake; 1940 El Centro earthquake; 1948 Desert Hot Springs earthquake; 1952 Kern County earthquake; 1954 Eureka earthquake; 1957 San Francisco earthquake; 1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake; 1969 Santa Rosa earthquakes ...
The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake occurred at 04:22 local time on March 9 with a moment magnitude estimated at 8.6 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group, which is part of the Aleutian Islands arc.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A pair of earthquakes struck just minutes apart near San Bernardino, California, on Monday morning. The first earthquake, a magnitude 3.6, hit just before 9:45 a.m ...