Today in Earthquake History

Today's Earthquake Fact:
The origin of the name of the San Andreas Fault is often cited as the San Andreas Lake. However, based on some 1895 and 1908 reports by geologist A.C. Lawson, who named the fault, the name was actually taken from the San Andreas Valley. Lawson likely did not realize at the time that the fault ran almost the entire length of California.

Year at a Glance

May

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Year	Location	Magnitude	Comment

1952	Near Carson City, Nevada	5.1	New cracks formed in four State buildings at Carson City. Plaster and knickknacks fell at Virginia City, about 20 kilometers north. Also felt in California. Abridged from Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised), by Carl W. Stover and Jerry L. Coffman, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1993.

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