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Why did the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake happen?

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∙ 2018-02-06 18:48:38

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The earthquake was triggered by a slip along the San

Andreas fault

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The San Franciscoâ??Oakland earthquake in 1989 was also called Loma Prieta earthquake. The earthquakes epicenter was in the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in the Santa Cruz mountains.

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