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A map showing the location of an earthquake in Ventura County, California, on 20 August, 2023 (US Geological Survey) “We are in the middle of the first tropical storm since 1939, and we just had ...
3.6 Mw 2.1 Mw [1] Aftershocks. 100+ [5] Largest: 4.1 Mw [6] Casualties. None. The 2014 La Habra earthquake was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that occurred on March 28, 2014, at 9:09:42 p.m. PDT . Although given the name "La Habra" it was centered in Brea, a city in northern Orange County. [2] Despite its moderate magnitude, it had a maximum ...
The 2010 Baja California earthquake (also known as 2010 Easter earthquake, 2010 Sierra El Mayor earthquake, or 2010 El Mayor – Cucapah earthquake) occurred on April 4 ( Easter Sunday) with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII ( Very strong ). The shock originated at 15:40:41 local time (3:40:41 PM PDT) south of ...
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 ).
August 20, 2023 at 2:47 PM. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported Sunday at 2:41 p.m. near Ojai. (U.S. Geological Survey) A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Ojai on Sunday, rattling the ...
The 1978 Santa Barbara earthquake (also known as the Goleta earthquake ), occurred on August 13, 1978, 3:54 p.m. ( PDT) with its epicenter beneath the Santa Barbara Channel. [4] [5] The magnitude of the earthquake was estimated at ML 5.1 according to the Southern California Seismic Network; however, it may have been as high as 5.6 Mw. [1]
A magnitude 7.5 quake on the Puente Hills fault — which runs under highly populated areas of L.A. and Orange counties — could kill 3,000 to 18,000 people, according to the USGS and Southern ...
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 ...