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The 1952 Kern County earthquake occurred on July 21 in the southern San Joaquin Valley and measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale. The main shock occurred at 4:52 am Pacific Daylight Time (11:52 UTC), killed 12 people, injured hundreds more and caused an estimated $60 million in property damage.
Kern County Earthquake of 21 Jul 1952. 7.5 Mw, 4:52:14 PM PDT, Coordinates: 34.958, -118.998 Depth: 6.0 km. Interactive Map. ShakeMap.
26 lip 2022 · Seventy years after the main event on July 21st, 1952, it has been forgotten by many, but still remains a significant event in the history of seismology. The earthquake occurred on the White Wolf fault near Bakersfield, California, close to the intersection of the San Andreas fault and the Garlock fault.
1 paź 2022 · In 1952, a place in Bakersfield California named Kern County expierenced a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. This Earthquake was one of the largest that has been recorded since it was felt throughout Nevada, Reno, and caused construction in Las Vegas to reinforce structural steel.
21 lip 2022 · Houses shook, roads split, lives were turned upside down. The third strongest earthquake in recorded California history – then or since – changed Bakersfield and Kern County in ways no political movement or economic calamity ever could. 33 days of terror and uncertainty had begun.
TIME: July 21, 1952 / 4:52 am, PDT. LOCATION: 35° 00' N, 119° 02' W 37 km (23 miles) south of Bakersfield. MAGNITUDE: MW7.5. FAULT RUPTURED: White Wolf fault. MAXIMUM ELEVATION CHANGE: rise of about 1.3 meters (4 feet)
21 sie 2022 · In 10 terrifying, violent seconds the Aug. 22, 1952, quake steered Bakersfield’s brick-and-mortar future in a dramatically different direction, leaving behind many fallen landmarks of the city’s past.
