On February 23, 1892 an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck an area close to the California–Mexico border. The destructive power of this earthquake demolished all adobe buildings in San Diego County and did comparable damage 250 miles east of San Diego, in Arizona. South of the California border, along the Pacific Coast, major damage was reported as far south as San Quentin, Baja California, 180 miles south of the border. Aftershocks were felt all along the coast northwards to Santa Barbara and there was one report of aftershocks in Visalia, five hundred miles north of the Imperial Valley. In Ensenada, fifty miles south of the border, in Baja California, local residents declared that they had never in living memory experienced an earthquake of this strength. There were numerous aftershocks with one weather station having recorded 155 of shocks within a twenty-four-hour period. Large parts of the total area affected was unoccupied by people who might have provided detailed information about the earthquake, as a result we do not have a clear indication of the epicenter’s location.
These are some of the strangest disasters we've ever heard about! Until now, we’ve talked…
New Map Shows States That May Be In Danger and Get Hit By Major Hurricane.…
How much do we know about the dark history of eugenics? Did you know that…
These are the biggest man-made disasters in human history The journey of humanity is not…
It's crucial to see how mass shootings can be prevented and it's a critical concern…
Did you know that fans killed some of the most beloved celebs in the world?…