Two Major Shocks Near Ridgecrest California Show How ...

The earthquake zone – which belongs to a network of faults called the Eastern California Shear Zone – is sparsely populated and arid, without ...

Ridgecrest shows how earthquakes damage Earth's crust

In July 2019, a series of earthquakes including two major shocks of magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 a day apart struck near Ridgecrest, CA, ...

How the Ridgecrest earthquake sequence unfolded

In July 2019 southern California was shaken by the largest quake to occur in the past twenty years, a M7.1 earthquake located near ...

History of Earthquakes near Ridgecrest, Calif. - Mojave Desert News

The 7.1 is now considered to be the main shock and the most powerful quake to occur in the state in 20 years; aftershocks extended approximately ...

'Segment-jumping' ridgecrest earthquakes explored in new study

Feb. 24, 2022 — In July 2019, a series of earthquakes including two major shocks of magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 a day apart struck near Ridgecrest, CA ...

Caltech, NASA Find Web of Ruptures in Ridgecrest Quake

The sequence rattled most of Southern California, but the strongest shaking occurred about 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Los Angeles near ...

2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes - Wikipedia

Eleven months later, a Mw 5.5 aftershock took place (the largest aftershock of the sequence) to the east of Ridgecrest. The first main shock (now deemed to be a ...

The Mw7.1 – 2019 Ridgecrest (California) Earthquake Sequence

The recent events that shook a relatively remote part of the Mojave Desert region of Eastern California provide an acute reminder of the ...

SC23: Conversing Faults: The 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake - YouTube

The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes occurred in a complex system of fault lines in the Mojave desert. Separated by 34 hours, the earthquakes ...

The Ridgecrest earthquakes: Torn ground, nested foreshocks ...

One can see 8-10 small shocks on the Garlock Fault (lower left), and a large cluster at Coso Volcanic Field (upper left). When an earthquake ...

The July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence ...

The July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, earthquake sequence produced the largest earthquake in Southern California since the 16 October 1999 ...

Five Years After the Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence - USGS.gov

With a magnitude of 7.1, the Ridgecrest mainshock, as it is known, was the largest earthquake to strike Southern California in 20 years.

Rupture Process of the 2019 Ridgecrest, California Mw 6.4 ...

The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence culminated in the largest seismic event in California since the 1999 M w 7.1 Hector Mine earthquake.

Ridgecrest earthquake aftershocks move toward dangerous faults ...

Aftershocks of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest have been creeping into areas close to two major earthquake faults.

Measuring Movement from the Ridgecrest Quake

The ground beneath Southern California moved furiously in early July 2019 due to two large earthquakes, one of which was the strongest in ...

Ridgecrest California Earthquakes | A report from the home front

Mike tells me his house has been shaking for about 30 seconds and he has heard the epicenter of the earthquake was between Ridgecrest and Trona measuring 6.6 ...

1995 Ridgecrest Earthquakes

At least four small faults in the southern portion of the Airport Lake fault zone slipped in the course of the two main shocks and the larger aftershocks, and ...

The 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence

4 earthquake centered 18.2 km (11.3 mi) WSW of Ridgecrest, California. The M6.4 had been preceded by a series of very small earthquakes ( ...

Aftershocks around Ridgecrest appear to be headed for Garlock ...

According to a Los Angeles Times article, aftershocks of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest have been creeping into areas close to two ...

Ridgecrest Earthquake Aftershocks Move Toward Major Faults ...

Aftershocks of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest have been creeping into areas close to two major earthquake faults, a ...