Search results
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on California's Central Coast on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. 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 ...
In the week following Loma Prieta, 20 aftershocks magnitude 4.0 or greater and more than 300 of magnitude 2.5 or greater were recorded. Thousands of aftershocks were recorded. The aftershock zone stretched 25 miles, from north of Los Gatos near Highway 17 to south of Watsonville near Highway 101.
5 dni temu · A total of 234 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 186 mi (300 km) of Los Angeles, California in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 23 earthquakes per year, or 1 per month. On average an earthquake will hit near Los Angeles roughly every 15 days.
17 paź 2022 · The Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area on Oct. 17, 1989, killing 63 people and injuring thousands. Here's a look back 33 years later.
18 gru 2009 · On October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area, killing 67 people and causing more than $5 billion in damages.
Greater Los Angeles Area, California has had: (M1.5 or greater) 7 earthquakes in the past 24 hours. 15 earthquakes in the past 7 days. 53 earthquakes in the past 30 days. 647 earthquakes in the past 365 days.
6 lip 2019 · A pair of large earthquakes hit Southern California over the course of two days. On Thursday, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the area. The next day, a 7.1 earthquake rocked Southern California...
