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The first strong earthquake listed in earthquake annals for California occurred in the Los Angeles, California in 1769. The major earthquake affecting California were in between 1769 and 1989.
The San Francisco earthquake occurred along the San Andreas Fault line in California in April of 1906. It was a major earthquake with a magnitude of approximately 7.9 on the Richter scale.
California is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is prone to earthquakes. It is difficult to predict when a big earthquake will occur, but seismologists have warned that the southern part of the San Andreas Fault is overdue for a major earthquake. Residents of California should always be prepared for the possibility of a big earthquake by having an emergency plan and supplies in place.
A small earthquake that happens after a larger one is called an aftershock. Aftershocks happen because the crust in the area where the main earthquake happened is adjusting to the earthquake's effects.
the Chino Hills quake happened on July 29 at 11:42am and lasted approx. 15 seconds
The first strong earthquake listed in earthquake annals for California occurred in the Los Angeles, California in 1769. The major earthquake affecting California were in between 1769 and 1989.
Because California has a transform boundary which is a source of earthquakes.
California sits an a variety of fault lines and it is only a matter of when, not if, a big earthquake will occur. Scientists say it's a certainty. They just don't know the exact time it will happen.
No. Earthquakes can cause landslides, but those are basically just scratching the surface. While will happen is that southern California will slowly move northward over the course of millions of years.
This earthquake happen in januray 22,2009
a earthquake happens whaen a plate moves that what happen when we had the christchurch earthquake happened.
The San Francisco earthquake occurred along the San Andreas Fault line in California in April of 1906. It was a major earthquake with a magnitude of approximately 7.9 on the Richter scale.
The earthquake happened just before 5:00 PM on Tuesday January 12, 2010.
When the earth's techtonic plates come together at just the right angle and one goes slightly up it creates an earthquake
How about an earthquake, wildfires, drought in southern California and so very few vegetables from farmers.
The most earthquake prone part of the US is Alaska. California is the second most earthquake prone state and Hawaii third. According to the USGS National Earthquake Center, there is an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or greater in the US once every few years.
because california is a beatiful place and people like to live in california by a earthquake zonw