Earthquake — California: Ludlow, Landers, Twentynine Palms

Quando

16 de out. de 1999

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitude

7.2

Onde

Usa

Coordenadas

34.59° N, 116.27° W

Injuries

4

Intensity mmi

7

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake in California

The 1999 Hector Mine earthquake occurred in Southern California, United States, on October 16 at 02:46:50 PDT. Its moment magnitude was 7.1 and the earthquake was preceded by 12 foreshocks, the largest of which had a magnitude of 3.8. The event is thought to have been triggered by the 1992 Landers earthquake which occurred seven years earlier. It also deformed nearby faults vertically and horizontally.

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