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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.
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 · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Seventy years ago at 4:52 a.m., one of the largest earthquakes in the nation’s history devastated Tehachapi and Arvin. The shaker was, in fact, felt all across the vast expanse of Kern County, toppling water towers in Bakersfield and cracking asphalt in Taft, and beyond.
26 lip 2022 · The Mw 7.3 1952 Kern County earthquake was one of California’s biggest earthquakes to date. 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.
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.
1 paź 2018 · In this paper, we illustrate these challenges and possible solutions using the 1952 Kern County, California, earthquake as a case study. Published estimates of its magnitude vary from M W 7.2–7.5, making it possibly the second largest in California during the 20th century.
