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The Puente Hills thrust fault system is the same overall fault network that produced the 1987 Whittier Narrows magnitude 5.9 earthquake, which killed eight people and caused some $358 million in ...
September 12, 2024 at 10:50 AM. A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California early Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The strong quake was recorded about 4.35 ...
David K. Li. September 12, 2024 at 10:43 AM. Aerial view of Malibu, Calif., yesterday. A 4.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the Southern California coast on Thursday morning, with residents of the ...
Since the three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast (1755 Cape Ann, 1811–12 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston) were well known, it became apparent to settlers that the earthquake hazard was different in California. While the 1812 San Juan Capistrano, 1857 Fort Tejon, and 1872 Owens Valley ...
The Elsinore fault zone, not including Whittier, Chino, and Laguna Salada faults, is 180 kilometers (110 mi) long with a slip-rate of 4.0 millimeters/year (0.15 in/yr). It is estimated that this zone is capable of producing a quake of 6.5–7.5 M W. The projected interval between major rupture events is 250 years.
USGS. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has been detected in California’s Ventura County, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was centered about 4 miles north of Malibu, the USGS said ...
The northwest-trending range is approximately 8 miles (13 km) long by 3.25 miles (5.23 km) wide, and roughly parallels the southern front of the San Gabriel Mountains at a distance of 1 mile (1.6 km) to 2 miles (3.2 km), with the Crescenta Valley lying between the two.
September 12, 2024 at 10:35 AM. LOS ANGELES - A preliminary magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Southern California Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck ...