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California Earthquake August 25 2010: 3.8 Magnitude

A 3.8 Magnitude Struck Central California August 25 2010 There have been no reports of any major damage or injuries, but the earthquake was recorded by the USGS at 10:20 am local time. It was recorded to be at a depth of 4.9 km and was located 20 km north of San Simeon and...

created by Amy Judd | 2 years ago
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Study: Major California Earthquake Over Due

A new study suggests that California's San Andres Fault is more likely for a massive earthquake then previously thought. Massive earthquakes were thought to occur once every 200 years but recent studies...

created by Albert Milliron | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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San Andreas Fault sparks latest earthquake in California

The San Andreas Fault was part of the system that sparked the lastest California earthquake on January 8th - part of the early season of California Earthquakes in 2009. According to the USGS Earthquake map,...

created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Great San Francisco Quake Anniversary Today

Is this ironic or what? On the same day as people in the Midwest experienced a rare 5.4 earthquake (see links below for details), the lead story on the “This Day in History” RSS feed from History.com is this:The Great San Francisco Earthquake -- At 5:13 a.m.,...