Mojave Desert

October 16October 16
20 Years Since the 7.1 Hector Mine Earthquake Rattled the Coachella Valley
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It is 20 years since one of California’s strongest earthquakes, the 7.1 magnitude Hector Mine quake rattled the Mojave Desert with a jolt felt throughout Southern California but what is most remarkable was the minimal damage for a quake of that strength. In 1999 the fourth strongest earthquake in the last 100-years rocked the Coachella […]

Max Rodriguez
July 15July 15
Hiker Wearing Bikini Disappears in Southern California’s Sweltering Mojave Desert
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A 69-year-old Arizona woman last seen wearing a black bikini and hiking boots has disappeared during a hike with her husband in Southern California’s Mojave Desert during one of its warmest stretches of the year. Barbara Thomas, 69, of Bullhead City, Arizona, was last seen Friday wearing the bikini, a red baseball cap and tan […]
July 12July 12
Preliminary 4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Near Ridgecrest
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A magnitude 4.9 aftershock of last week’s Southern California earthquakes has been felt widely in the region. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 6:11 a.m. Friday and was centered about 5 miles (8 kilometers) northeast of the Mojave Desert city of Ridgecrest. The quake was felt very lightly in the Los Angeles […]
July 09July 09
Quakes Push Californians to Prepare for the Next Big Jolt
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Shaken residents were cleaning up Sunday from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades as scientists warn that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready when the long-dreaded “Big One” strikes. California is spending more than $16 million to install thousands of quake-detecting sensors statewide that officials say will […]
July 09July 09
President Trump Declares Emergency Over Earthquakes
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President Donald Trump Monday approved a request to declare an emergency in California and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the earthquakes that began in the Ridgecrest area Thursday. Specifically, White House officials said the Federal Emergency Management Agency is authorized to “identify, […]
July 04July 04
Experts Warning Of Another Damaging Quake Today
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Dr. Lucy Jones, seismologist with the US Geological Survey, warned residents that they should expect to see many more quakes — and there’s a chance of another damaging one today. At a news conference, she explained that we might be seeing two different faults in today’s earthquake. A magnitude 6-4 earthquake was felt throughout the […]

20 Years Since the 7.1 Hector Mine Earthquake Rattled the Coachella Valley

Hiker Wearing Bikini Disappears in Southern California’s Sweltering Mojave Desert

Preliminary 4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Near Ridgecrest

Quakes Push Californians to Prepare for the Next Big Jolt

President Trump Declares Emergency Over Earthquakes

Experts Warning Of Another Damaging Quake Today

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