In California, there was a strong earthquake

An earthquake magnitude 5,6 occurred on Sunday in the north of the state of California, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), writes The Los Angeles Times.

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The focus lies at a depth of 9 kilometers. The USGS reports that the earthquake was felt in the area of ​​the city of Eureka and in other parts of the region, including the city of Fortuna.

No injuries or injuries were reported. It is noted that a tsunami is not expected.

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According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was concentrated 27 kilometers from Scotia, California, 37 kilometers from Fortune, 58 kilometers from Eureka and 64 kilometers from Beside.

Over the past 10 days, another earthquake with a magnitude greater than 3 points occurred in the region, the rest were weaker.

Statistics for the last three years say that on average in California and Nevada 5 earthquakes occur annually with magnitudes from 5 to 6 points.

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Earlier it was reported that in the California counties of San Bernardino and Riverside over the past three weeks occurred seismic storm caused more than 1000 small earthquakes. The situation is not scared the inhabitants of the region.

At the same time, most scientists agreed that the recent series of shocks, most likely, is not a precursor of a catastrophic earthquake. However, other small earthquakes - especially those that occur near large fault lines, such as San Andreas - are potential harbingers of powerful shocks.

At least three times in modern California history, strong earthquakes occurred after a series of smaller earthquakes.

Central and Southern California, 1857 year, 7,8 magnitude. The last mega earthquake in Southern California occurred on January 9 1857, causing strong shocks from Monterey County to Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The main push in the morning on 8: 24 in the Monterey County area was preceded by an earthquake of magnitude 5,6 and 6,1 an hour before.

Northern California, 1989 year, magnitude 6,9. Small earthquakes occurred months before October 17 1989, when a major earthquake occurred in the mountains of Santa Cruz. The mega-earthquake was preceded by shocks with a magnitude of 5,4 in August of 1989 and a magnitude of 5,3 in June of 1988. Johns said that many scientists concluded that these earthquakes were not Forshok, but were what they called "preliminary shocks", and were somehow related to a major earthquake that killed 63 people in October.

Southern California, 1992 year. The 6,1 magnitude earthquake that struck 22 on April 1992 was strong enough to rock high-rise office buildings in downtown Los Angeles, and then the tremors began to move north. According to a study published in 1993, it marked the beginning of "the most significant series of earthquakes in California in the last 40 years." It is believed that this earthquake led to tremors in the Mojave Desert with a magnitude 7,3 score that occurred on 28 June 1992 of the year.

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