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1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake

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1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake


1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake is located in California

The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of southern California at 7:42 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on October 1, 1987. The magnitude 5.9 earthquake was originally assigned a magnitude of 6.1 but was revised downward a few days later when additional data became available. Its epicenter was in the town of Rosemead, several miles north of Whittier, had a relatively shallow depth of 9.5 kilometers (5.9 mi), and was felt as far as San Luis Obispo, San Diego, and Las Vegas.[3]

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