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50 Years Ago Today: 1971 San Fernando Valley Earthquake – Sylmar

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Sylmar earthquake. The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the…

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