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The San Francisco earthquake was caused by a rift in the San Andreas fault.
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Did the 1906 earthquake cause a tsunami if yes where?
No, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 did not cause a tsunami.
What was cause of San Francisco Earthquake in 1989?
Movement of the San Andreas fault.
What is the name of the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco?
The name of the San Francisco earthquake that happened in 1906 is called the Great San Francisco earthquake.
How big was the earthquake in San Francisco?
In 1906 the earthquake was 7.9 in San Francisco
What was the most powerful earthquake in San Francisco?
The Great 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
How did the landscape change after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?
How did the landscape change after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?
Where was the Focus of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake lasted for 1 minute
What was the magnitude of the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco?
if i interupt in school we learnt that the magnitude was 7.7 therefore the earthquake was called the great san francisco earthquake
What happened in San Francisco in 1906?
A major earthquake hit San Francisco
How big was the San Francisco earthquake?
The San Francisco earthquake, which occurred in 1906, measured 7.9 on the Richter scale.
What scientific discoveries were made from the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake?
The elastic-rebound theory was found from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
What are some notable earthquakes that occurred along the San Andreas Fault?
The first notable earthquake was April 18, 1906, which was the cause of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. In 1989 there was an earthquake in San Francisco Bay Area and was a 6.9 and killed 63 people. This quake is known as the "Quake of '89" or the "World Series Earthquake".
How much did the 1906 earthquake destroy san francisco?
Over 80% of San Francisco was destroyed
What is the most famous earthquake in California?
The earthquake of 1906, San Francisco
What type of earthquake was the San Francisco Earthquake?
It was a transform or strike slip boundary earthquake.
What happened in 1906?
The San Francisco earthquake
What was the magnitude of the San Francisco earthquake?
The moment magnitude of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco was estimated to be between 7.7 and 7.9 by the US Geological Survey.
In what year was the San Francisco earthquake?
San Francisco has suffered two notable earthquakes. One in 1906 and the other (the Loma Prieta earthquake) in 1989.
Why did the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake happen?
The earthquake was triggered by a slip along the SanAndreas fault
What type of stress did the 1902 san francisco earthquake have?
The great San Francisco earthquake happened in 1906 and not in 1902. The type of stress was a strike-slip stress.
Who was the president during the San Francisco Earthquake?
Theodore Roosevelt was president from 1901-1909 the San Francisco earthquake is during 1906 5 years after his presidency.
What was the most recent and most destructive earthquake?
The San Francisco earthquake in 1920
San Francisco earthquake 1906?
The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco happened at 5:00 am in the morning. The earthquake registered 7.7 on the Richter Scale and killed more than 3,000 people.
How did San Francisco react from the earthquake?
people rebuilt San Francisco and while rebuilding to town, the population of the cities around San Francisco grew quickly
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