Given the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti and the 6.5 quake in Northern California this week, the Big Bear City Fire Department reminds Valley residents to check disaster preparedness plans and supplies, as we never know when a big quake (such as the 6.4 magnitude tremor we had in June 1992) will strike; in fact, just this morning, we had a 1.2 magnitude quake … [Read more...] about Bear City Fire Department Issues “Quake-Up Call”; Are You Earthquake Prepared?
Earthquake News
Morning Earthquake of 1.7 Magnitude Centered Outside Big Bear Lake
If you felt a little rattle just after the 9am hour [today, December 15], that was a 1.7 magnitude earthquake, centered six miles northwest of Big Bear Lake at 9:09am. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the 1.7 quake registered a depth of over five miles. … [Read more...] about Morning Earthquake of 1.7 Magnitude Centered Outside Big Bear Lake
Sheriff’s Department Oversees Dismantling of House Considered Blight to Sugarloaf Neighborhood
The Big Bear Sheriff’s Station, under the direction of Captain Greg Garland, has been working to clean up the Big Bear Valley, in part by addressing code enforcement violations and conducting code sweeps over a six-month period this year. Code sweeps, in conjunction with the San Bernardino County Code Enforcement Division, have resulted in cleaner neighborhoods and, all told, … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Department Oversees Dismantling of House Considered Blight to Sugarloaf Neighborhood
Sunday Morning Quakes, Centered North of Big Bear City, Register Magnitudes of 3.7 and 2.4
Sunday morning got started with a jolt here in the Big Bear Valley, this due to an earthquake centered six miles south southeast of Lucerne Valley, seven miles north northwest of Big Bear City. The 7:55am quake on November 22 registered a 3.7 magnitude, per the U.S. Geological Survey, and went to a depth of just over two miles. Two minutes later, at 7:57am, we had another … [Read more...] about Sunday Morning Quakes, Centered North of Big Bear City, Register Magnitudes of 3.7 and 2.4
Earthquake at 12:13am, Our Eighth This Week, Registers 1.7 Magnitude
We’ve had our share of earthquakes this week—now eight since Saturday, though none of them registering a magnitude over 1.8. At thirteen minutes after midnight today, November 18, we had another tremor, this one of a 1.7 magnitude, and centered four miles south of Big Bear City, four miles southeast of Big Bear Lake and, per the U.S. Geological Survey, registering a depth of … [Read more...] about Earthquake at 12:13am, Our Eighth This Week, Registers 1.7 Magnitude