Preliminary Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time - 11 Jul 2019 17:08:38 UTC
- 12 Jul 2019 04:08:38 near epicenter
Earthquakes
Preliminary Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time - 11 Jul 2019 17:08:38 UTC
- 12 Jul 2019 04:08:38 near epicenter
I have never seen that number so high, and southern California is being hit by yet another new earthquake every few moments. Most of the earthquakes are happening out in the Ridgecrest area where we witnessed the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit on July 4th and the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit on July 5th.
But as you can see from Cal Tech's map, there has been a tremendous amount of seismic activity along the San Andreas fault as well. As I discussed the other day, the San Andreas fault is "locked and loaded" and it is way overdue for "the Big One".
Could it be possible that all of this earthquake activity is leading up to something really big?
The tremors lasted for seconds and it was felt in various parts of the country according to KUNA. Adding that no casualties were reported on the ground.
Iran is located on major seismic faults and experiences one earthquake per day on average.
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A deep fissure discovered in the Mojave Desert near Ridgecrest, the epicenter of the M6.4 earthquake in Southern California on July 4, 2019. Picture by
A deep fissure discovered in the Mojave Desert near Ridgecrest, the epicenter of the M6.4 earthquake in Southern California on July 4, 2019. Picture by
On the Fourth of July, people from Los Angeles to Las Vegas felt the ground shake. Books fell off library shelves, trees collapsed, and cracks spidered through building walls and highway asphalt.
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake was centered in the California city of Ridgecrest, about 175 miles northeast of Long Beach. It ended a five-year drought in California's seismic record: Before yesterday, the ground had not shook in the state since a magnitude 6 quake struck Napa in August 2014, causing $1 billion in damages.
Comment: See: Southern California hit by 7.1 magnitude earthquake just one day after M6.4 tremor - the largest for 20 years
Gaping sinkholes and massive fissures are occurring all over the planet:
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The quake struck shortly after 10 PM local time on Sunday, at a depth of 36km, the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics reported. The earthquake's epicenter lies 180km southeast of Manado, a city with a population of 450,000, and 129km west of Ternate, home to 200,000.
A house burns in Ridgecrest, near the quake's epicentre
It hit at 8.19pm local time 11 miles from Ridgecrest in the Mojave Desert, the site of Thursday's 6.4-magnitude quake.
Offices in downtown Los Angeles shook for around 30 seconds and it was also felt in the Hollywood Hills, Las Vegas and parts of Mexico.
The earthquake is the strongest to hit the region in 20 years, with experts giving it an early rating of 6.9 to 7.1 on the Richter scale.
There are "significant reports of structure fires, mostly as a result of gas leaks or gas line breaks" in Ridgecrest, said Mark Ghillarducci, head of the California Office of Emergency Services.
He said the full extent of the damage would not be revealed until daybreak on Saturday.
There have been minor injuries, but no deaths reported so far.
Comment: The quake superseded the previous day's 6.4 magnitude earthquake, on US Independence Day, which was the largest in Southern California for 20 years... until this latest one. See also: 6.4M earthquake rattles LA on Independence Day: Strongest to hit SoCal in 20 years - UPDATE 5.0 aftershock recorded
This is therefore the 10th most powerful in SoCal's history. Not long until The Big One?
Locals have been posting photographs of enormous dents and cracks on roads, as well as this picture of a highway blocked by large rocks from a rockfall:
The quake was centered in the Searles Valley, a remote area of San Bernardino about 100 miles from Los Angeles.
Comment: This is located in the Mojave Desert, aka Death Valley.
It was unclear of the temblor caused major damage or injuries.
The quake was the largest in Southern California since the 1994 6.6 Northridge quake, which killed dozens and caused billions in damage. But Northridge hit in the center of a populated area, while Thursday's quake was located far from the metropolitan Los Angeles area.
Comment: Actually, the earthquake was the strongest since a 7.1 quake struck in the region on October 16, 1999.
Comment: The Santa Monica Observer reports:
An earthquake at 10:33 pm PST on July 4 was felt from Santa Barbara to San Diego, and as far East as Las Vegas.
The temblor went on for over a minute. It was felt throughout the Westside of Los Angeles County as a powerful rolling motion. The quake was centered 12 KM southwest of Searles Valley California. It registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale makes it probably the biggest southland shock in 25 years, since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
Searles Valley is near Death Valley, in Eastern Southern California's Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County. The earthquake was at 8.7 KM depth.
The earthquake occurred during Santa Monica's annual 4th of July parade. Stilt walkers wondered why they suddenly felt off balance, and cars in the parade shook from side to side.
If we could offer our readers a word of advice, don't drive right now, especially on area freeways. Firefighters and Police must check the roads and bridges for potential collapse. After the Northridge quake, bridges fell down and a handful of people were injured or killed driving off of them. This earthquake seems to have had similar intensity.
See also: M5.6 earthquake hits California - Follows seismic swarm of 400 quakes this month
UPDATE 5/7/19: NBC News report from Ridgecrest
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The epicentre was about 225 km northwest of Port Hardy at a depth of 10 km.
The quake was initially measured at a magnitude of 6.1.
Source: Reuters
Preliminary Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time 28 Jun 2019 15:51:31 UTC
29 Jun 2019 01:51:31 near epicenter
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