Global Information Lookup Global Information

1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes information


1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes
1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes is located in California
El Centro
El Centro
1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes
UTC time1915-06-23 03:59:00
 1915-06-23 04:56:00
ISC eventn/a
USGS-ANSSComCat
 ComCat
Local dateJune 22, 1915 (1915-06-22)
Local time19:59 PST
 20:57 PST
Duration11 seconds
Magnitude6.25 Ms [1]
 6.25 Ms [1]
Epicenter32°48′N 115°30′W / 32.8°N 115.5°W / 32.8; -115.5
TypeStrike-slip
Areas affectedUnited States, Mexico
Total damage$900,000
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe) [1]
Foreshocks1 recorded
Aftershocksuntil August 1915
Casualties6 dead, several injured

The 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes were two destructive shocks centered near El Centro, California on June 22. The earthquakes measured Ms 6.25 and occurred nearly one hour apart at 19:59 and 20:57 PST. Both shocks were assigned VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Heavy damage occurred in the areas of Mexicali and El Centro, amounting to $900,000. At least six people were killed in the earthquakes.[2]

In November, the area was struck by another larger shock, measuring Mw 7.0 centered in Cerro Prieto, Baja California, Mexico.

  1. ^ a b c Stover & Coffman 1993, p. 121
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference usgs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

and 26 Related for: 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8716 seconds.)

1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes

Last Update:

The 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes were two destructive shocks centered near El Centro, California on June 22. The earthquakes measured Ms 6.25 and occurred...

Word Count : 1053

1979 Imperial Valley earthquake

Last Update:

The 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake occurred at 16:16 Pacific Daylight Time (23:16 UTC) on 15 October just south of the Mexico–United States border. It...

Word Count : 3143

Imperial Fault Zone

Last Update:

The Imperial Fault Zone has a history of earthquakes of moderate magnitude, including several doublet earthquakes. 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes: Two...

Word Count : 397

List of earthquakes in the United States

Last Update:

Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake – magnitude 6.2 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter...

Word Count : 1667

1940 El Centro earthquake

Last Update:

Centro earthquake (or 1940 Imperial Valley earthquake) occurred at 21:35 Pacific Standard Time on May 18 (05:35 UTC on May 19) in the Imperial Valley in southeastern...

Word Count : 1635

List of earthquakes in 1915

Last Update:

This is a list of earthquakes in 1915. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused...

Word Count : 845

List of earthquakes in California

Last Update:

produced damaging earthquakes in Santa Barbara and the San Fernando Valley. Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act California earthquake forecast Field...

Word Count : 1443

Lists of earthquakes

Last Update:

to Earthquakes. USGS-ANSS Latest earthquakes around the world. Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) IRIS Seismic Monitor, Recent earthquakes around...

Word Count : 4422

1906 San Francisco earthquake

Last Update:

Remotely triggered events included an earthquake swarm in the Imperial Valley area, which culminated in an earthquake of about 6.1 MI  at 16:30 PST on April...

Word Count : 8317

Salton Sea

Last Update:

Mexico. Over millions of years, the Colorado River had flowed into the Imperial Valley and deposited alluvium (soil), creating fertile farmland, building...

Word Count : 11471

1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake

Last Update:

major earthquake on this section of the SAF occurred in 1680, with an estimated magnitude of 7.8. List of earthquakes in 1968 List of earthquakes in California...

Word Count : 3188

January 1915

Last Update:

1915 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in January 1915: The Royal Navy...

Word Count : 9937

Christmas truce

Last Update:

"IWM Q 31574". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 26 December 2022. Riley, Jonathon (2017). "'Everyman's land': The Second Christmas Truce, 1915". Welsh History...

Word Count : 6970

Lake Garda

Last Update:

with earthquakes of varying intensity, tremors, shaking and other phenomena of lesser importance, which saw as the most important event the earthquake of...

Word Count : 4549

1915 in the United States

Last Update:

literacy tests for voters to be unconstitutional. June 22 – The Imperial Valley earthquakes shook southeastern Southern California, causing six deaths and...

Word Count : 1927

Roman Empire

Last Update:

sole capital. The vast Roman territories were organized in senatorial and imperial provinces. The first two centuries of the Empire saw a period of unprecedented...

Word Count : 27985

Hohenzollern Castle

Last Update:

(German: Burg Hohenzollern [bʊʁk hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ) is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. The third of three hilltop castles built on the...

Word Count : 2302

June 1915

Last Update:

the wireless station. Two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes struck within an hour of each other in the Imperial Valley, California. Six deaths were reported in...

Word Count : 7989

History of China

Last Update:

and declared himself as the emperor of Empire of China in late 1915. Yuan's imperial ambitions were fiercely opposed by his subordinates; faced with...

Word Count : 15564

December 1915

Last Update:

1915 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in December 1915: Battle for...

Word Count : 7635

Gallipoli

Last Update:

territory (ager publicus) and during the reign of the emperor Augustus it was imperial property. The Thracian Chersonese was part of the Eastern Roman Empire...

Word Count : 2549

List of Equinox episodes

Last Update:

1989 Loma Prieta earthquake; Chen Li De of China; China predicted earthquakes by radon gas; Huang Xiang Ning, who predicted an earthquake near Tangshan in...

Word Count : 39663

Black Tom explosion

Last Update:

Allied Governments were able to purchase American munitions. As a result, Imperial Germany sent spies to the United States to disrupt by any means necessary...

Word Count : 3732

Roman Cyprus

Last Update:

Cypriot calendar created in honor of Augustus and the Imperial family. 18, 17 and 15 BC Sizable earthquakes, the worst being in 15 BC which destroy edmost of...

Word Count : 15264

September 1915

Last Update:

1915 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in September 1915: Siege of Mora...

Word Count : 8140

Bovec

Last Update:

in the Julian Alps, forming the border with Italy. The adjacent Trenta Valley in the northwest leads into Triglav National Park. It has been traditionally...

Word Count : 1336

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net