4.1 TEMBLOR JOSTLES AREA RESIDENTS\Aftershock originated southeast of Newhall.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby Daily News Staff Writer If you were jolted awake Tuesday night, you weren't dreaming. A 4.1 aftershock af·ter·shock n. 1. A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. 2. of the Northridge Quake hit at 11:37 p.m. and a 3-magnitude temblor came at 11:40. The aftershocks are among more than 10,000 in the region since the 6.7-magnitude quake struck Jan. 17, 1994, and caused about $400 million in damage to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . No damage was reported Tuesday, but the aftershocks generated a dozen calls to Caltech's earthquake emergency hotline, spokeswoman Sue Pitts said. The aftershocks originated five miles southwest of Newhall and 11 miles northeast of the Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. epicenter. The thousands of aftershocks have included 48 4-magnitude quakes, Pitts said. There also have been 10 quakes with a magnitude of 5 or greater. And seismologists expect more aftershocks. Northridge aftershocks are distinguished from others by their time and distance from the original epicenter in Reseda. "Anything close in time or space is an aftershock," said Jim Mori, a seismologist seis·mol·o·gy n. The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth. seis with the U.S. Geological Survey The term geological survey can be used to describe both the conduct of a survey for geological purposes and an institution holding geological information. A geological survey . "They form this cloud around the fault that broke." |
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