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Archival and Discovery of May 16, 1968 Tsunami Event on Marigrams recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information have more than 3,000 tsunami marigram (tide gauge) records in both image and paper format. The majority of these... -
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Seismic Creep, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Seismic creep is the constant or periodic movement on a fault as contrasted with the sudden rupture associated with an earthquake. It is a usually slow deformation of... -
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Archival and Discovery of June 15, 1896 Tsunami Event on Marigrams recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information have more than 3,000 tsunami marigram (tide gauge) records in both image and paper format. The majority of these... -
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July 1952 Kern County, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
South of Bakersfield. Affected area: 414,000 square kilometers. Damage: $50 million. This was the main shock of the series of earthquakes that struck this area. It... -
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Archival and Discovery of August 27, 1883 Tsunami Event on Marigrams recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information have more than 3,000 tsunami marigram (tide gauge) records in both image and paper format. The majority of these... -
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June 1992 Landers and Big Bear, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Southern California residents were rudely awakened Sunday morning June 28, 1992 at 04:57 am (June 28 at 11:57 GMT), by an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 (Ms) followed by... -
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October 1979 El Centro, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake caused $30 million property damage and injured 91 people. -
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July 1986 Palm Springs, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 6.0 earthquake caused $4.5 million in property damage and injured at least 29 people. Landslides occurred in the area. The shock was felt throughout... -
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April 1981 Westmorland, Calipatria, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Magnitude 6.3. Damage $1-$3 million. Subsidence was reported on several rural roads in the area. Liquefaction caused scores of mudpots, and oozing soil in nearby... -
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April 1992 Cape Mendocino, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On April 25, 1992 at 11:06 am local time (April 25 at 18:06 GMT), a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in the Cape Mendocino area. Two additional earthquakes,... -
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March 1933 Long Beach, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
5 kilometers southwest of Newport Beach. Seriously affected area: 1,200 square kilometers. Damage: $40 million. Schools were among the buildings most severely damaged... -
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January 1980 Livermore, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
There was considerable damage to facilities at the Lawrence Livermore Lab. -
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May 1983 Coalinga, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Location: Central California, 20.8 kilometers from Coalinga. Affected area: 205,000 square kilometers. Damage: $31 million. The most serious damage occurred in the... -
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Archival and Discovery of November 4, 1952 Tsunami Event on Marigrams recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information have more than 3,000 tsunami marigram (tide gauge) records in both image and paper format. The majority of these... -
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February 1971 San Fernando, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 6.7 earthquake killed 66 and caused $0.5-1.0 billion property damage. -
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Archival and Discovery of December 23, 1854 Tsunami Event on Marigrams recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information have more than 3,000 tsunami marigram (tide gauge) records in both image and paper format. The majority of these... -
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April 1906 San Francisco, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the largest event (magnitude 8.3) to occur in the conterminous United States in the 20th Century. Recent estimates indicate that... -
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April 1984 Morgan Hill, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This magnitude 6.2 earthquake caused $30 million in property damage in northern California. The epicenter of the quake was located near Mount Hamilton in the Diablo... -
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Archival and Discovery of March 2, 1933 Tsunami Event on Marigrams recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information have more than 3,000 tsunami marigram (tide gauge) records in both image and paper format. The majority of these... -
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January 1994 Northridge, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At 4:31 am local time (12:31 GMT) on Monday, January 17, 1994, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake twenty miles west northwest of downtown Los Angeles awoke nearly everyone in...
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