The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake
The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake affected parts of southern California and Mexico. It occurred on October 15, 1979. It happened at 16:16 Pacific time. It lasted between 5-13 seconds.
It had a magnitude of 6.4 and an intensity of IX.
There were no deaths but there were reports of 91 injuries. $30 million in damage was caused.
It occurred along a strike slip fault. It had a shallow hypocenter.
There was one aftershock on October 26 at 6:59. It had a 5.8 magnitude
Sources: ftp://crown.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazards/cdroms/geohazards_v2/document/647008.htm, http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000038.htm, http://www.macmillanlearning.com/catalog/static/whf/bolt/content/bt00eh02.htm
It had a magnitude of 6.4 and an intensity of IX.
There were no deaths but there were reports of 91 injuries. $30 million in damage was caused.
It occurred along a strike slip fault. It had a shallow hypocenter.
There was one aftershock on October 26 at 6:59. It had a 5.8 magnitude
Sources: ftp://crown.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazards/cdroms/geohazards_v2/document/647008.htm, http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000038.htm, http://www.macmillanlearning.com/catalog/static/whf/bolt/content/bt00eh02.htm
Source:http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqshow/647008_07.htm Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Imperial_Valley_earthquake
Source: http://www.macmillanlearning.com/catalog/static/whf/bolt/content/bt00eh02.htm