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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 documented earthquakes.
An earthquake reportedly occurred in Malibu, west of Los Angeles, at 2:15 p.m. local time Friday measuring a preliminary magnitude of 3.5.
An average of 59 earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.0 to 3.0 occur per year in the Greater Los Angeles area, according to a recent three-year data sample. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.4 ...
The next day, a small earthquake was reported in Northern California when a 3.4-magnitude earthquake shook San Jose about 3:15 p.m. local time Friday, the USGS reported. The earthquake had an ...
The epicenter region of the earthquake was located in the San Fernando Valley, about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the hypocenter 's geographical coordinates at 34°12′47″N 118°32′13″W / 34.213°N 118.537°W / 34.213; -118.537 and at a depth of 11.31 miles ...
However, there is a small chance, c. 5–10%, of an earthquake equal to or larger than this mainshock in the next 7 days." [27] Geologists at the United States Geological Survey and Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast suggest that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 or larger will almost definitely occur somewhere in the state ...
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Malibu, California, rocked the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A 2.8 magnitude aftershock was registered in ...
The earthquake was the most powerful earthquake in Southern California since the 2008 Chino Hills earthquake which had a moment magnitude of 5.4. [8] Its epicenter was 1 mile (1.6 km) east of La Habra and its hypocenter was 3.2 miles (5.1 km) deep. [2] Initial reports placed the magnitude at 5.3, however it was later downgraded to magnitude 5.1.