Earthquake — California: Paso Robles,Templeton,Atascadero

When

22 Dec 2003

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.6

Where

Usa

Coordinates

35.71° N, 121.10° W

Deaths

2

Injuries

47

Damage musd

263

Houses destroyed

40

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

8

Earthquake in California

The 2003 San Simeon earthquake struck at 11:15 PST on December 22 on the Central Coast of California, about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of San Simeon. Probably centered in the Oceanic fault zone within the Santa Lucia Mountains, it was caused by thrust faulting and the rupture propagated southeast from the hypocenter for 12 miles (19 km).

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