The 6.3 Desert Hot Springs earthquake affected Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong)

Quando

4 de dez. de 1948

Tipo

Terremoto

Coordenadas

33.92° N, 116.47° W

Posicionado em: coordinates of the event it links, 1948 Desert Hot Springs earthquake.

The 6.3 Desert Hot Springs earthquake affected Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing minor damage and several injuries.

Earthquake in California

The 1948 Desert Hot Springs earthquake occurred on December 4 at 3:43 p.m. Pacific Standard Time with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. The shock was felt from the central coast of California in the north, and to Baja California in the south, and came at a time when earthquake research in southern California resumed following the Second World War.

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