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| The City of Riverside is surrounded by three
major earthquake faults: San Andreas, San Jacinto and Elsinore faults.
The San Andreas fault at it's closest point is 11
miles from downtown Riverside, running through the San Bernardino
mountains. The fault is 600 miles long, stretching from Yreka in
Northern California to the Mexican border. |
| The fault has the capability of producing up
to an 8.3m earthquake. The San Jacinto fault extends more than 125
miles, from northwest of El Centro to northwest of San Bernardino. |
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This fault "passes through" the
intersection of Interstate Highways 10 and 215, Loma Linda, the Box
Springs Mountains across Highway 60 to the northern end of the San
Jacinto Valley. This fault has the capability of producing up to
a 7.0m earthquake. At it's closest point, this fault is seven (7)
miles from downtown Riverside. |
| The Elsinore fault, which is much
smaller than the San Jacinto fault is located southwest of Lake Matthews,
running through Corona and south into Lake Elsinore. It is connected
to the Whittier fault near Santa Ana River in the Corona/Riverside
area. This fault has the capability of producing up to a 6.0m earthquake.
At it's closest point, this fault is 13 miles from downtown Riverside.
The disaster office provides earthquake presentations to businesses,
community groups, and neighborhood watch groups within the City of
Riverside. Since there is NO WAY that we can predict earthquakes
it becomes more important for all of us to become prepared physically
and mentally for this event. |
| If you need literature sent to you on earthquake
preparedness, please calll the Emergency Services Coordinator at:
951-826-5550
Indicate the type of material you need: Children, business, office,
home, seniors and/or pets. |
| For Further Information Call: |
| City of Riverside Office of Emergency Management |
| 951-826-5550 |
| Anthony E. Coletta, Jr., Emergency Operations Manager |
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