1940 El Centro earthquake

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1940_El_Centro_earthquake
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Imperial_County,_California
Mexicali Valley, Mexico
gptkbp:aftermath yes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 6.9
gptkbp:casualties 9
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1940-05-18
gptkbp:destroyedBy $6 million (1940 USD)
gptkbp:epicenter near El Centro, California
gptkbp:fault gptkb:Imperial_Fault_Zone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1940 El Centro earthquake
gptkbp:injuries 80+
gptkbp:location gptkb:El_Centro,_California
gptkb:Imperial_Valley
gptkbp:maximumDepth 16 km
gptkbp:maximumIntensity IX (Violent) on the Modified Mercalli scale
gptkbp:notableBuilding irrigation canals, railroads, roads, buildings
gptkbp:notableFor first earthquake recorded by a strong-motion seismograph near the fault rupture
gptkbp:recordedAt El Centro strong-motion seismograph
gptkbp:significance provided important data for earthquake engineering
gptkbp:surfaceRuptureLength 40 km
gptkbp:tsunami no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Fault
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7