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April Marks California Earthquake Preparedness Month

April marks California’s Earthquake Preparedness Month, and as the state continues to lead the country in emergency management and disaster preparedness, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services wants residents to be ready.   California is known for its frequent seismic activity. In just the past few weeks, Californians have experienced a handful of earthquakes in Salinas, Morgan Hill, Ferndale and ...

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2.2 Earthquake Hits Near Santa Clarita On 2/22/22

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck near Santa Clarita Tuesday morning, just one week after a 3.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in Stevenson Ranch.  The magnitude 2.2 earthquake was reported on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 near Canyon Country, according to officials with the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was located just 2.5 miles northeast of the Santa Clarita ...

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Great California ShakeOut Drill Conducted On KHTS Radio

Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste hosted the Great California Shakeout Drill Thursday morning on KHTS Radio to remind Santa Clarita residents of how to respond during an earthquake.  Conducted each year to help train the community on how to properly drop cover and hold during a temblor, several Santa Clarita businesses and schools practiced a drill on Thursday ...

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Free Earthquake Workshop To Be Held By City

Organizations and local business are invited to the QuakeSmart Preparedness Workshop that is hosted for free from the City of Santa Clarita that is also in partnership with FEMA and Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH). Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The program, QuakeSmart Community Resilience Program introduces participants to learn ...

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Updated: Magnitude-4.2 Earthquake Shakes Santa Clarita And SoCal

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Jessica Boyer and NBCLA contributed to this report. Two back-to-back earthquakes, including a magnitude-4.5, shook Southern California Saturday evening, according to the USGS. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The first magnitude-3.0 temblor happened just before 7 p.m. about 8 miles north of Castaic. A magnitude-4.5 struck about 7:18 p.m. in the same ...

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