1952 Kern County earthquake

1952 Kern County earthquake

Date	21 July 1952 11:52 (1952-07-21T11:52)(UTC)
Magnitude	7.5 Mw
Epicenter	35.00°N 119.01°W / 35.00; -119.01
Countries or regions	USA, California
Casualties	14

The 1952 Kern County earthquake occurred on July 21, 1952, in Kern County, California, with a magnitude of 7.5M_w. It was the largest earthquake to strike Southern California since the Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857 and the 1872 Lone Pine earthquake, causing immense and widespread damage. The main shock killed 12 people, injured 18 and caused more than $50 million in property damage. Damage occurred as far away as Los Angeles, where six people were killed. It was followed by several aftershocks, at least 20 of which were magnitude 5.0 or greater, including a magnitude 5.8 on August 22 that killed two more people. The quake occurred on the White Wolf Fault and was the strongest quake in California since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

See also

• Earthquakes in California
• List of earthquakes in the United States

External links

• Historic Earthquakes: Kern County, California at the United States Geological Survey
• Kern County Earthquake at the Southern California Earthquake Data Center