What the records say
- When
- 28 Jun 1991
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 34.26° N, 118.00° W
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 104
- Damage musd
- 33.5
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 11
1991 Sierra Madre earthquake
The 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake occurred on June 28 at 07:43:55 local time with a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. The thrust earthquake resulted in two deaths, around 100 injuries, and damage estimated at $33.5–40 million. The event occurred beneath the San Gabriel Mountains on the Clamshell–Sawpit Fault, which is a part of the Sierra Madre–Cucamonga Fault System.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 5.6 Sierra Madre earthquake shook the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing two deaths, 27–40 injuries”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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