Earthquake — California: Whittier

Cuándo

1 oct 1987

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitud

5.7

Ubicación

Usa

Coordenadas

34.06° N, 118.08° W

Deaths

8

Injuries

200

Damage musd

358

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

10

Earthquake in southern California

The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California, United States, at 7:42 a.m. PDT on October 1. The moderate magnitude 5.9 blind thrust earthquake was centered several miles north of Whittier in the town of Rosemead, had a relatively shallow depth, and was felt throughout southern California and southern Nevada.

De Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Leer el artículo

• NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainPágina de la fuente
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · lo llama “The 5.9 Whittier Narrows earthquake affected the Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página de la fuente