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California Earthquake Museum™

Welcome..... to the California Earthquake Museum!  Our website, and the Museum, are intended to serve as a focal point for information about current and historical earthquakes, resources, data and references for the state of California.  Numerous other links to earthquake info around the U.S and the world are also provided.  If you know of links that we should add to this page, or would like to contribute info, photos, historical items, or equipment to the site or the museum, please E-mail us.   It is our hope to have the Museum open soon as a public visitor information center near I-5 for earthquake info and history, earthquake lore, photography, publications and instrumentation, including seismographs. 

Our general site area is located at the junction of the San Andreas and Garlock Faults and the Frazier Mountain Thrust Fault, all of which yield valuable, ongoing earthquake science and info.  In January, 1857, the Great Fort Tejon Earthquake occurred here and, rated at 8.25 magnitude, is equal to the largest earthquake ever recorded in the state!  This quake caused 15 ft. vertical and 30 ft. horizontal shifts in the local area.   The split in the earth opened up from about 50 miles north of Taft to Palm Springs, and.... the Kern River bounced out ot its' riverbed, causing massive flooding in what is now Bakersfield!  Check out the photos below from the '52 Tehachapi quake also.

If you or your group are interested in taking a tour of the San Andreas Fault in our area, please email us for schedules, rates and logistics.   If you would like to order a California Earthquake Museum T-Shirt, Sweatshirt or other souvenirs or memorabilia, please E-mail us for info.  T's & sweats show a fault map of the San Andreas, with our logo.  T's are $15; Sweatshirts $25.     NOTE:  We are a non-profit association, so all contributions and purchases are tax deductible.

We hope you find all of these links interesting, and invite you to join us in our museum-building effort.  Thanks for your interest, and please stay in touch for ongoing changes.  Your suggestions and ideas are welcomed.

Interactive Map of Recent Earthquakes in California

USGS Map of San Andreas Fault

Mammoth Lakes/Long Valley Caldera Area Info & Current Conditions

U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Pasadena Earthquake Center

NASA

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Cal-Tech Seismological Laboratory

UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory

U.S. Weather Service/NOAA Earthquake Info & Links

Internet Resources in Earth Sciences & Natural Hazards

Surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data

Update on Current Volcanic Activity

California Academy of Sciences Earthquake Info- Websites, Books, Videos, Articles, etc.

Photos & Info on Current Volcanic Activity at Popo

Info, Maps & Publications from the California Division of Mines & Geology

California Dept. of Conservation Earthquake Info

UCLA Earthquake Center

Make Your Own Seismogram!

 

To view the most recent Seismic Activity visit the following websites:

Earthquake Information
If you would like to get facts on Earthquakes view the links below:
(for additional information see Recommended Websites)


Recommended Websites for Earthquake Information

General Earthquake Information:

Local Earthquake Information:

Other USGS Links:

Earthquake Education & Interactive Links:

Mirrored Sites for Recent Earthquakes

Resources on Earthquake Preparedness in the Home and Workplace

Other Web Site Resources

Kern County (1952) Tehachapi Earthquake:

Tehachapi damage photo

Main Street, Tehachapi, after the earthquake of July 21, 1952. The two-story concrete (with wood floors and roof) structure in the background is the Catholic Youth Center. Despite the fact that most of Tehachapi's business section was at least partially destroyed, this building suffered little damage.
(Photo: World Wide Photo)

Vertical fracture on the northeast side of Bear Mountain, along the White Wolf Fault. At this location, vertical displacement of 60 cm (2 ft) and horizontal (left-lateral) displacement of 45 cm (1.5 ft) were measured along the break.
(Photo: University of California, Seismographic Station)


Rockslide damage to the Kern Canyon Plant Diversion Dam.
(Photo: Gordon Coltrin, Pacific Gas & Electric)

Above: A view from the entrance of a railroad tunnel (designated "Tunnel No. 3") showing bent rails between two tunnels near a zone of intense fracturing along the White Wolf fault.
(Photo: Southern Pacific Railroad)

Below: Inside Tunnel No. 3. A close-up not only of bent rails, but of an unusual phenomenon -- the rail is continuous underneath the tunnel wall, indicating that the wall lifted up enough for the rail to slide underneath.
(Photo: Southern Pacific Railroad)

Bakersfield (August 22, 1952) Quake Damage:


Left: A Bakersfield street after the August 22 shock. Brick parapets fell to the sidewalk -- fortunately, the streets and sidewalks were empty at the time.
(Photo: Bakersfield Police Department)

Right: Parked cars were not spared from the falling debris, however, as some residents were distressed to discover.
(Photo: San Francisco Examiner)

May 21, 2001
Perspective View with Landsat Overlay
Mt. Pinos, Calif.

Perspective View with Landsat Overlay

Press Release     Images     Animation

Prominently displayed in this image, Mt. Pinos, at 2,692 meters (8,831 feet) is the highest peak in California's Los Padres National Forest. Named for the mantle of pine trees covering its slopes and summit, it offers one of the best stargazing sites in Southern California. NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) elevation data were combined with Landsat satellite data to generate this perspective view looking toward the northwest. Not only is the mountain popular with astronomers and astro-photographers, it is also popular for hiking trails and winter sports.

The broad low relief area in the right foreground is Cuddy Valley. Cuddy Valley Road is the bright line on the right (north) side of the valley. Just to the left and paralleling the road is a scarp (cliff) formed by the San Andreas fault. The fault slices through the mountains here and then bends and continues onto the Carrizo Plain (right center horizon). This entire segment of the San Andreas fault broke in a major earthquake in 1857.

Landsat has been providing visible and infrared views of Earth since 1972. SRTM elevation data match the 30-meter (98-foot) resolution of most Landsat images and will substantially help in analyses of the large and growing Landsat image archive. For visualization purposes, topographic heights displayed in this image are exaggerated two times. Colors approximate natural colors.

The elevation data used in this image were acquired by SRTM aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, launched on February 11, 2000. SRTM used the same radar instrument that comprised the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar that flew twice on Endeavour in 1994. SRTM was designed to collect three-dimensional measurements of Earth's land surface. To collect the 3-D SRTM data, engineers added a mast 60 meters (about 200 feet) long, installed additional C-band and X-band antennas, and improved tracking and navigation devices. The mission is a cooperative project between NASA, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) of the U.S. Department of Defense, and the German and Italian space agencies. It is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, Washington, D.C. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

Distance to Horizon: 176 kilometers (109 miles)
Location: 34.8 deg. North lat., 119.1 deg. West lon.
View: Toward the Northwest
Date Acquired: February 16, 2000 SRTM, December 14, 1984 Landsat

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/NIMA/USGS

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