Two Earthquakes on Tuesday; Second Tremor Registers as 1.8 Magnitude
August 19, 2009 by Catherine Sandstrom
Filed under Current News, Fire/Safety
We had an earthquake centered seven miles northeast of Big Bear City last night (August 18) at 10:28pm, which the U.S. Geological Survey recorded as a 1.8 magnitude and to a depth of 2.5 miles. Earlier in the day, Tuesday, we’d had a 1.1 magnitude quake, centered five miles north of Big Bear City, at 10:51am.
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- Feel That? Four Earthquakes Centered Outside Big Bear City Last Night
- Two Earthquakes Within Six Hours, and Both Centered Outside of Big Bear City
- Six Earthquakes in Our Area This Week–So Far
After graduating from BBHS, Catherine moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University. In her 20 years off the mountain, most recently in Manhattan Beach, Catherine's career has included publishing, broadcasting, public relations and public education; she served as KBHR's News Director from April 2007 to July 2010.
