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"because of the plates they hit up against each other and made this earthquake.
so it is a convergent earthquake "
It Was Because Of the San Andreas fault, The pacific plate slid past the north American plate, the grinding caused the the earthquake,
It Was a Transform boundary earthquake.
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∙ 10y agoThe 1906 San Francisco Earthquake occurred along a transform/conservative plate margin following a Northwest - Southeast trend along the Western coast of America. The plates involved are the Juan De Fuca and North American Plate. The earthquake's epicentre was relatively close to the City of San Francisco at a distance of only 2 miles away, around 3.2km and displaced up to 28 feet of land.
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∙ 14y agoThe San Fransisco earthquake ocurred due to movement along the fault that the city rests upon; the San Andreas fault. A plate movement caused a large earthquake, which fires resulted from.
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∙ 11y agoThe1906 San Francicso eartquake is an earthquake that happen at 5:12 A.M. April 18 on a Wednesday.The earthquake due to movement along the San Andreas Fault.
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∙ 14y agoTectonic plate movements.
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∙ 11y agoWednesday, April 18.
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What is the biggest earthquake in San Francisco?
In recorded history it was the 1906 quake.
What city in California had an earthquake in 1906?
San Francisco.
In what city was the San Francisco earthquake taken place in the year of 1906?
San Francisco
Was there an earthquake in San Francisco in 1906?
7.8 strong
What earthquake was on the day of April 18?
yes it was in 1906 in San Francisco it was a 9.2 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 is the biggest earthquake in San Francisco?
In recorded history it was the 1906 quake.
What scientific discoveries were made from the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake?
The elastic-rebound theory was found from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
What city in California had an earthquake in 1906?
San Francisco.
What are the release dates for San Francisco Earthquake and Fire April 18 1906 - 1906?
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire April 18 1906 - 1906 was released on: USA: 1906
What happened in 1906?
The San Francisco earthquake
What made the San Francisco earthquake happen?
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was devastating for the city, as it caused widespread fires and killed many people. A rupture in the San Andreas Fault was responsible for the quake.
What happened in San Francisco in 1906?
why did the fire happend in 1906, san francisco
Did the 1906 earthquake cause a tsunami if yes where?
No, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 did not cause a tsunami.
In what city was the San Francisco earthquake taken place in the year of 1906?
San Francisco
Where did the san-francisco earthquake happen?
san-francisco
