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Historic Earthquake
1952 Kern County Earthquake
21 July 1952 · Kern County · United States of America
On 21 July 1952 at 11:52 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the United States of America (Kern County), at a depth of 16 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 29 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 12 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 21 July 1952
- Time
- 11:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 16 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 200
- Estimated Damage
- 60 million US dollars
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth