Twenty-five years have passed since that warm spring morning on April 25, 1992, when the Cascadia subduction zone delivered a far-reaching message — a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that shook the ground with a force never before recorded in California. At 11:06 a.m. the streets appeared to pitch and roll as windows shattered, houses were knocked off […]
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Share Your Stories About The Two Days That Shook Humboldt
With the 25th anniversary of the Cape Mendocino earthquake coming up next week, the Journal invites our readers to share their memories of those two days in 1992 when it almost felt like the earth would not stop moving. The magnitude-7.2 temblor followed by a series of strong aftershocks, including a 6.5 and 6.6, caused […]