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What you should know about the Earthquake in Southern California: A Historical Account

 The Strongest Earthquake in Southern California: A Historical Account



The 1857 Fort Tejon Earthquake is considered the strongest earthquake in Southern California. With a magnitude of 7.9 to 8.0, it released 177,800% more energy than a 6.4 earthquake. Although Parkfield was the epicenter of the earthquake, its effects were felt in the south.


The earthquake lasted for about two minutes, and its surface rupture extended to 225 miles, with up to 30 feet of vertical displacement. The Kern River flowed upstream, and water ran four feet deep over its banks. The Mokelumne and Los Angeles Rivers also ran over their banks, leaving dry river beds in some places. Tulare Lake's water was thrown shoreward, leaving fish stranded miles from shore on a dry lakebed. The earthquake caused more extensive changes to the landscape than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Despite its magnitude, only one person was killed, and some adobe buildings were damaged or destroyed. Aftershocks were felt on a weekly basis at Fort Tejon over a year later. The modern-day towns of Frazier Park, Lancaster, Palmdale, and San Bernardino would have been directly affected by this earthquake...



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