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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.
The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California, United States, at 7:42 a.m. PDT on October 1. The moderate magnitude 5.9 blind thrust earthquake was centered several miles north of Whittier in the town of Rosemead , had a relatively shallow depth, and was felt ...
39 1987. 40 1986. 41 Earlier years. 42 See also. Toggle the table of contents. Lists of deaths by year. ... This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people ...
1987 California elections (2 P) L. 1987 in Los Angeles (12 P) S. ... People v. Gleghorn; S. 1987 Superstition Hills earthquakes; W. 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake; Y.
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
She was 19 in October 1987, when the baby was found dead, police said. Avila was recently apprehended in North Carolina and extradited this month to Riverside County, where she was booked on ...
On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time, the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred at the Central Coast of California. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Cold case investigators have arrested a 55-year-old woman in North Carolina in connection with the death of a newborn girl found in a California dumpster 37 years ago, according to the Riverside ...