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Three million people in northern California and southern Oregon received warnings on their smartphones. Sensors at Fortuna detected the earthquake at 02:34 and issued warnings as far as the California–Oregon border, south of San Jose, past Shasta County and to Medford, Oregon.
The 2008 Chino Hills earthquake occurred at 11:42:15 am PDT (18:42:15 UTC) on July 29 in Southern California. The epicenter of the magnitude 5.4 earthquake was in Chino Hills, c. 28 miles (45 km) east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Movement on an oblique-slip fault resulted in a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI ( Strong ).
Magnitude of the earthquake and aftershocks. The 1994 Northridge earthquake affected the Los Angeles area of California on January 17, 1994, at 04:30:55 PST. The epicenter of the moment magnitude 6.7 ( Mw) blind thrust earthquake was beneath the San Fernando Valley. [ 3] Lasting approximately 8 seconds and achieving the largest peak ground ...
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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was felt widely across the nation's second largest city Friday and shook things off shelves near the epicenter in a small mountain community east of Los Angeles, but ...
Map shows epicenter of magnitude 2.6 earthquake in Orange County on June 5, 2024. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck Newport Beach on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in weak shaking in Orange County ...
The earthquake was the most powerful earthquake in Southern California since the 2008 Chino Hills earthquake which had a moment magnitude of 5.4. Its epicenter was 1 mi (1.6 km) east of La Habra and its hypocenter was 3.2 mi (5.1 km) deep. Initial reports placed the magnitude at 5.3, however it was later downgraded to magnitude 5.1.
The 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake (also known as the Halls Valley earthquake) [6] occurred on April 24 at 1:15 p.m. local time in the Santa Clara Valley of Northern California. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ). The epicenter was located near Mount Hamilton in the Diablo Range of the ...