Landers, California earthquake

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The Landers Earthquake was a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that occurred on June 28, 1992.[1] Its epicenter was located 10 km (6 miles) north of Yucca Valley. The quake was described at the time as the largest earthquake to have occurred in the contiguous United States in 40 years.[2] Among the earthquake's aftershocks[citation needed] was the magnitude 6.4 Big Bear earthquake.

[edit] External links

  1. Landers Earthquake at the Southern California Earthquake Data Center
  2. Big Bear Earthquake at the Southern California Earthquake Data Center

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.scecdc.scec.org/chrono_index/landersq.html. Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
  2. ^ LaMacchia, Diane. "Yucca Valley earthquake surprised experts", article, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1992-07-17. Retrieved on 2007-11-04. 


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