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1954 San Jacinto Fault Earthquake | ||||
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TIME March 19, 1954 / 1:54 am, PST LOCATION 33° 17' N, 116° 11' W 24 km (15 miles) west of Salton City about 48 km (30 miles) south of Indio MAGNITUDE MW6.4 TYPE OF FAULTING right-lateral strike-slip FAULT INVOLVED: Clark Fault, San Jacinto fault zone
The 1954 San Jacinto fault earthquake, sometimes referred to as the
Arroyo Salada earthquake, caused minor damage over a wide area of
southern California, cracking plaster walls as far away as San Diego,
and knocking plaster from the ceiling at the Los Angeles City Hall.
In Palm Springs, a water pipe was broken, and the walls of several
swimming pools were cracked. Part of San Bernadino experienced a
temporary blackout when power lines snapped in the shaking. Indio
and Coachella also experienced minor damage. The shock was felt as far
away as Ventura County, Baja California, and Las Vegas, but not
in the Bakersfield/Tehachapi area, where residents were still dealing
with the aftermath of the 1952
Kern County earthquake, the aftershocks of which continued well
into 1954.
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