Significant Earthquake

Date Earthquake Location Earthquake Parameters
Focal
Depth		 Magnitude MMI Int
Year Mo Dy Hr Mn Sec Name Latitude Longitude Mw Ms Mb Ml Mfa Unk
1971 2 9 14 0 41.8 CALIFORNIA: SAN FERNANDO 34.412 -118.400 8 6.5 6.2 6.4 11
Significant Earthquake
Earthquake Effects Total Effects (Earthquake and Tsunami, Volcano, etc.)
Deaths Missing Injuries Damage Houses
Destroyed		 Houses
Damaged		 Deaths Missing Injuries Damage Houses
Destroyed		 Houses
Damaged
Num De Num De Num De $Mill De Num De Num De Num De Num De Num De $Mill De Num De Num De
65 2 2000 4 505.000 4 65 2 2000 4 505.000 4


Comments for the Significant Earthquake

Comments for the Significant Earthquake

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References for the Significant Earthquake

References for the Significant Earthquake

ID Author Year Citation
45 U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1928-1986 United States Earthquakes, Annual publication, published 1928-1986. vol.s for 1928-1965 issued by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey; volumes for 1966-1969 issued by the National Earthquake Information Center; volume for 1970 issued by the National Geophysical Data Center; volumes for 1971-1972 issued by the National Geophysical And Solar-Terrestrial Data Center; volumes for 1973-1980 published jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey; volumes for 1981-1986 published by the U.S. Geological Survey. [on shelf]
542 Stover, Carl W., and Jerry L. Coffman 1993 Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
1039 Rothe, J.P. 1966-1973 Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, Paris, France, 1966 (no. 1) through 1973 (no. 8), 612 p.
1053 National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) 1971 to present Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE), a weekly and monthly publication, National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado, 1971 to present.
1128 Coffman, J.L. and C.A. von Hake 1973-1982 Earthquake History of the United States, Pub. 41-1, U.S. Department of Commerce, Boulder, CO, 1973, and 1982 Supplement.
1231 Berz, G. 1988 List of Major Natural Disasters, 1960-1987. Natural Hazards, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 97-99.
3505 NOAA 1971 San Fernando, California, Earthquake of February 9, 1971. Natural Disaster Survey Report 71-1, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, Maryland, 15 p.
3622 Richter, Charles F. 1973 Historical seismicity of San Fernando earthquake area. San Fernando, California, Earthquake of February 9, 1971; Volume III, Geological and Geophysical Studies. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, p. 5-11.