Santa Clarita Valley History In Pictures

Feb. 9, 1971 'Sylmar' Earthquake
Instrumental Intensity Map

The so-called "Sylmar" earthquake of Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1971, was actually centered in Iron Canyon, in the Sand Canyon area of Canyon Country, as seen on this official instrumental intensity map. It struck at 6:00:41 a.m. and measured 6.7 on the Richter scale (revised to 6.6).


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EARTHQUAKE
FEB. 9, 1971

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USDA Film 1971

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Iron Canyon Epicenter

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Main Shock & Aftershocks

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Fault Diagram (Scroll Down on Page)

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6.0+ SoCal Quakes 1912-1971

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Freeway Bridge
on 2-9-1971

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Freeway Bridge
on 2-9-1971

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Liquor Store Damage on 2-9-1971

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Van Norman Reservoir on 2-9-1971

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Freeway Damage x9

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Actor Ken Maynard

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Doobie Brothers Cover Art

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