1992 Landers earthquake
E1007500
The 1992 Landers earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3 strike-slip earthquake in Southern California that ruptured multiple faults, caused widespread damage, and significantly advanced understanding of complex fault systems.
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
ⓘ
megathrust-free intraplate event ⓘ strike-slip earthquake ⓘ |
| advancedUnderstandingOf |
complex fault systems
ⓘ
dynamic triggering of earthquakes ⓘ fault segmentation ⓘ stress transfer between faults ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Las Vegas, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenix, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ western Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aftershockSequenceDuration | several months ⓘ |
| BigBearAftershockMagnitude | 6.5 ⓘ |
| BigBearAftershockTimeDifference | about 3 hours later ⓘ |
| casualties | 1 fatality ⓘ |
| caused |
damage to highways and roads
ⓘ
damage to mobile homes ⓘ damage to power lines ⓘ damage to water lines ⓘ ground cracking ⓘ landslides ⓘ rockfalls ⓘ structural damage to buildings ⓘ surface fault rupture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1992-06-28 ⓘ |
| depth | about 8 km ⓘ |
| economicLoss | about 92 million USD ⓘ |
| epicenterNear |
Landers, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yucca Valley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| feltIn |
Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| injuries | over 400 injuries ⓘ |
| JoshuaTreeMagnitude | 6.1 ⓘ |
| localTimePDT | 1992-06-28T04:57:34-07:00 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
San Bernardino County NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California ⓘ |
| maximumMercalliIntensity | IX ⓘ |
| momentMagnitude | 7.3 ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorFaultSystem | San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAftershock | 1992 Big Bear earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-quality strong-motion recordings
ⓘ
insights into earthquake rupture propagation ⓘ long, multi-fault rupture ⓘ remote dynamic triggering at large distances ⓘ |
| partOf | 1992 Southern California earthquake sequence ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryContext | Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1992 Joshua Tree earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Southern California Seismic Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rupturedFault |
Camp Rock Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emerson Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Homestead Valley Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson Valley Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Kickapoo Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruptureDirection | north-northwest ⓘ |
| rupturedMultipleFaults | true ⓘ |
| ruptureLength | about 70 km ⓘ |
| slipMaximum | about 6 meters ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
United States Geological Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
seismologists worldwide ⓘ |
| surfaceWaveMagnitude | 7.5 ⓘ |
| timeUTC | 1992-06-28T11:57:34Z ⓘ |
| triggered |
1992 Big Bear earthquake
ⓘ
remote dynamic triggering of small earthquakes in Long Valley Caldera ⓘ remote dynamic triggering of small earthquakes in Mammoth Lakes area ⓘ remote dynamic triggering of small earthquakes in Yellowstone ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | stress transfer on regional faults ⓘ |
| tsunami | no tsunami generated ⓘ |
| USGSEventId | ci314458 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.