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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.
TIME: August 22, 1952 / 3:41 pm, PDT. LOCATION: 35° 20' N, 118° 55' W 6 miles (10 km) ESE of Bakersfield. MAGNITUDE: M L 5.8. Though only about the fifth strongest of the aftershocks of the July 21 Kern County quake, the earthquake of August 22 caused a significant amount of damage for three reasons.
26 lip 2022 · The earthquake occurred on the White Wolf fault near Bakersfield, California, close to the intersection of the San Andreas fault and the Garlock fault. The epicenter of the quake was near Lebec, but the greatest impacts were felt in the city of Tehachapi, where the earthquake was responsible for more than 30 casualties in a town with less than ...
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.
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.
7 sie 2024 · M 7.5 - The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake . 1952-07-21 11:52:14 (UTC) 34.958°N 118.998°W; 6.0 km depth; Did You Feel It? Felt Report - Tell Us!
21 lip 2022 · Seismic activity shook chandeliers and nerves for 33 long days that summer, culminating in what we remember today as the Bakersfield earthquake of August 22, 1952, the Tehachapi quake’s deadly bookend. What happened over that uncertain, nerve-testing 33-day stretch, and how did it change the face of Bakersfield?
