Today In History June 28 1992 Two Big Quakes Rock California Today Two big quakes rock california. two of the strongest earthquakes ever to hit california strike the desert area east of los angeles on june 28, 1992. although the state sits upon the immense san. Two big quakes rock california june 28,1992 two of the strongest earthquakes ever to hit california strike the desert area east of los angeles on th.
This Day In History Two Of California S Largest Earthquakes Hit The 6.1 mw april 23 at 4:51 [4] casualties. 3 killed. 400 injured. the 1992 landers earthquake occurred on sunday, june 28 with an epicenter near the town of landers, california, in san bernardino county. [5] the shock had a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum mercalli intensity of ix (violent). [6]. M7.3 june 28, 1992 landers earthquake. “the landers earthquake, which had a moment magnitude (mw) of 7.3, was the largest earthquake to strike the contiguous united states in 40 years. this earthquake resulted from the rupture of five major and many minor right lateral faults near the southern end of the eastern california shear zone.”. On april 22, 1992, the joshua tree earthquake (m s 6.3) occurred 11 miles (18 km) east of desert hot springs, at a depth of 7 miles (12 km). although this event occurred 2 months before the landers and big bear earthquakes, it is now considered to be the start of a major earthquake sequence that peaked with the two june 28 events. On sunday, june 28, 1992, california was hit by two earthquakes, two of the strongest in state history. the first, known as the 1992 landers earthquake, struck at 4:57 a.m. pdt and was felt by most of southern california. the 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the area for two to three minutes.
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