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| Recent California Earthquake |
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| Possibilty of a large earthquake in California exists. |
| Recent earthquake in Southern California - took place on Sunday June 12, 2005 at a place located 35 km from Palm Springs, California . Intensity measured was 5.7. Time 8:41 hrs. Moderate Earthquake, some damages may be reported. |
| An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck Southern California at 8:41 a.m. It was centered some 20 miles south of Palm Springs, a desert resort town. More than 50 minor temblors (after shocks) have been reported in the area, the largest having a magnitude of 2.8 (weak quake). The earthquake lasted about 5 seconds. No one has reported any serious immediate damage. it was pretty scary, as doors and windows rattled but nothing was broken. Some people detected the smell of natural gas. The earthquake was felt at Los Angeles in west and San Diego in south, 75 miles southwest of Palm Springs. It also was reported to be felt as far east as Arizona, There is a fair chance of an earthquake in California larger than this quake in the next 7/10 days to few weeks. * * * * * * * * * At 4:31 A.M. (local time) on Monday, January 17, 1994, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake woke nearly everyone in southern California. The earthquake epicenter was beneath the San Fernando Valley, 20 miles (32 km) west-northwest of downtown Los Ang. After the quake occurred, 680,000 people in the Los Angeles area were without power, gas, or phone service. |
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| Reseda building Building at Sherman Way and Lindley Ave. in Reseda. An exterior wall fell off, exposing offices and equipment. |
| Northridge fashion_center A smaller building in a satellite shopping center just a block from the Northridge Fashion Center. The facade has fallen, and the roof has partially collapsed. Retailers were hard hit by the earthquake. |
| Recent earthquake in Coastal Califonia - took place on Wednessday June 14, 2005 at a place located off shore 146 km from Crescent city, CA . Intensity measured was 7.0. Time 06:50 pm. Major Earthquake, no damages. No chance of tsunami. |
| Recent earthquake in Northern Califonia - took place on Wednessday June 15, 2005 at a place located 20 km from Clear lake, CA . Intensity measured was 3.9. Time 07:57 hrs. Minor Earthquake, no damages. |
| This is the third quake along the Pacific edge of the Americas in less than 48 hours.One struck northern Chile late on Monday killing eight people and a second was felt in the Aleutian Islands, off Alaska, on Tuesday. Residents felt buildings shake along the Californian coast but there were no immediate reports of damage. Monday's earthquake in northern Chile had a magnitude of 7.9 and was felt in neighbouring Peru and Bolivia. The Alaskan 6.8 magnitude quake struck in the region of the Rat Islands, part of the Aleutian Islands. There were no reports of casualties or damage |
| A magnitude 5.3 earthquake IN GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CA. has occurred at:34.06N 117.01W Depth 13km on Thu Jun 16, 2005 at 20:53:25 UTC |
| A magnitude 6.4 earthquake OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA has occurred at:40.72N 126.54W Depth 10km Fri Jun 17 06:21:42 2005 UTC. |
| A magnitude 5.0 earthquake OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA has occurred at:40.32N 126.54W Depth 10km Sun Jun 19 09:27:19 2005 UTC |