Feel That? Four Earthquakes Centered Outside Big Bear City Last Night

July 7, 2009 by  
Filed under Current News, Fire/Safety

earthquake-thumb1The Big Bear Valley was rockin’ last night, given four earthquakes between 8:44pm and 3:14am. The first of these, at 8:44pm (on July 6), was recorded as a 2.6 magnitude quake by the U.S. Geological Survey, and was centered seven miles northeast of Big Bear City. A minute later, at 8:45pm, there was a second tremor, also seven miles northeast of Big Bear City, which registered a 1.5 magnitude. At 10:27pm, a third quake, also centered seven miles northeast of Big Bear City, registered a 1.3 magnitude and, like the other two, was at a depth of about two miles. The fourth quake, at 3:14am, was centered 15 miles east northeast of Big Bear City and was of a magnitude of 1.5; this fourth quake reached a substantial depth of just under 20 miles, per the earthquake report issued by USGS.

Update: On Wednesday, July 8, we had another two, small earthquakes. At 10:03am, a 1.3 magnitude quake was centered six miles north of Big Bear Lake; at 10:45am, a 1.6 magnitude tremor was recorded six miles north northwest of Big Bear Lake.

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About Catherine Sandstrom
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.