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Santa Barbara Earthquake | ||||
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TIME June 30, 1941 / 11:51 pm, PST LOCATION 34° 22' N, 119° 35' W about 10 km (6 miles) ESE of Santa Barbara about 7 km (4 miles) WSW of Carpinteria MAGNITUDE ML5.5
The shaking from this quake, which was felt as far away as Mojave,
Lake Arrowhead, and even San Diego, reached an intensity of VIII (on the
Modified Mercalli intensity scale)
in Carpinteria and Santa Barbara. Several water mains were broken.
Some walls cracked and fell. The tops of streetlights snapped off,
and goods were thrown down from store shelves. Damage was estimated
at roughly $150,000.
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