The 1952 Kern County earthquake occurred on July 21 in the southern San Joaquin Valley and measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale. The main shock occurred at 4:52 am Pacific Daylight Time (11:52 UTC), killed 12 people, injured hundreds more and caused an estimated $60 million in property damage. A small sector of damage near Bealville corresponded to a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), though this intensity rating was not representative of the majority of damage. The earthquake occurred on the White Wolf Fault near the community of Wheeler Ridge and was the strongest to occur in California since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

The town of Tehachapi suffered the greatest damage and loss of life from the earthquake, though other locations in Kern County experienced significant damage as well, but its effects were widely felt throughout central and southern California. The July mainshock had a significant aftershock sequence that persisted into July and August with many magnitude 5+ events with intensities of V (Moderate) to VII (Very strong). Six of these aftershocks occurred on the day of the mainshock, but the strongest aftershock came on August 22 as a M5.8 event that had a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) and resulted in the deaths of two people and caused an additional $10 million in property damage. (Full article...)

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This is an award for you great contributions in List of earthquakes 2020 HurricaneEdgar (talk) 08:02, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
  Hi I’ve just reviewed 1942 Ecuador earthquake. Thanks very much for creating this. Happy editing! Mccapra (talk) 14:40, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

@Mccapra: Thanks 😁🐣--Dora the Axe-plorer (talk) 14:56, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

  Thank you for improving 2021 Fukushima earthquake,the graphics and the correction was nice. You can improve it more soon. Thank you! a_liza aliza's chat, lila's chat/aliza's mess, lila's mess 14:37, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
  Hello, I'm the main editor of 2021 Luxian earthquake [zh] in Chinese Wikipedia. Thank you for creating 2021 Luxian earthquake in English Wikipedia! Theodore Xu (talk) 09:42, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
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For creating and making significant contributions to 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami. DJ Cane (talk) 08:16, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
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Thanks for contributing to WikiProject Earthquakes through your contributions to 2022 Sumatra earthquake. Your consistent edits are appreciated! Anoncocoa1 (talk) 10:57, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
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For your work on several ITN articles. interstatefive  15:03, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
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For your massive amounts of contributions to the wikiproject, including taking the 1977 Bob-Tangol earthquake, 1902 Turkestan earthquake, and the 1959 Coatzacoalcos earthquake articles to GA status. SamBroGaming (talk) 22:05, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
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