What the records say
- When
- 13 Aug 1978
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 34.28° N, 119.80° W
- Injuries
- 65
- Damage musd
- 15
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 10
1978 Santa Barbara earthquake
Earthquake in California, United States
The 1978 Santa Barbara earthquake, occurred on August 13, 1978, 3:54 p.m. (PDT) with its epicenter beneath the Santa Barbara Channel. The magnitude of the earthquake was estimated at ML 5.1 according to the Southern California Seismic Network; however, it may have been as high as 5.6 Mw. There were no deaths from the event; however, 65 people sustained mild to moderate injuries.
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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 5.8 Santa Barbara earthquake affected the central coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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