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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.
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.
M 5.5 - The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake. 1952-08-22 22:41:23 (UTC) 35.352°N 118.954°W. 6.0 km depth. This destructive earthquake is considered to be an aftershock of the 21 July 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake. Interactive Map.
Earthquake Information. Chronological Earthquake Index. Kern County Earthquake. TYPE OF FAULTING: Reverse faulting, with a left-lateral component. 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.
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.
26 lip 2022 · The most significant of the aftershocks was the M w 5.8 1952 Bakersfield earthquake, which occurred just a month after the main event on August 22, 1952. In this instance, the damage was confined to downtown Bakersfield.
