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GLIDE Record
(8296 of 8305)
Event:
EQ Earthquake
Number:
1971-000001
Country:
USA United States
Location:
San Fernando, CA
Date (YMD):
1971-2-9
Time:
Duration:
Magnitude:
Information Source:
USGS (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/events/1971_02_09.php)
Comments:
This destructive earthquake occurred in a sparsely populated area of the San Gabriel Mountains, near San Fernando. It lasted about 60 seconds, and, in that brief span of time, took 65 lives, injured more than 2,000, and caused property damage estimated at $505 million.
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