The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the strongest earthquake recorded in the state was a 5.5 magnitude earthquake at Lake Almanor.
A A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck California, United States. According to the report United States Geological Survey (USGS)the tremor was recorded during the early morning 23 kilometers from Lamontsouthwest of Bakersfield.
He earthquake also was felt in Fresno, Reedley, Lindsay and Santa Barbara. In The Angels was perceived with less intensity and More than 50 aftershocks have been recorded.
The consequences of the earthquake in California
The phenomenon caused several damages, one of them caused the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will close two lanes of I-5after a giant rock fell on the road. Emergency teams headed to the scene to clear the lanes.
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According to the warning Lucy Jonesa seismologist at the California Institute of Technology, “we’ve had a pretty quiet couple of decades lately. So I think it’s a good time to remind people that California is a place of earthquakes and that, in the long term, we should expect more earthquakes than we have been seeing in the last 20 years.”
The last recorded earthquake in California
This is the first earthquake of magnitude greater than 5 with an epicenter on land and not at sea that California has recorded since August 2023The last one happened near Ojaiwhen a 5.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded.
Meanwhile, on May 11, 2023, it was recorded the strongest tremor in that state with a magnitude of 5.5 at Lake Almanor.
Difference between tremor, earthquake and quake
Words “shaking“, “earthquake” and “earthquake” They mean the same thing, so they can be used as synonyms. However, the terms imply different categories and experts indicate that an event on 7.5 magnitude is called an earthquake.
Also, another difference is that an earthquake is the shaking of the ground that does not cause structural damage. Meanwhile, an earthquake is the movement that produces the collapse of homes and loss of life.
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