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What was the magnitude of the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco?
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∙ 13y ago
It depends what earthquake you are talking about.
The most recent one in 1987 was 6.9 on the Richter scale.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe moment magnitude of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco was estimated to be between 7.7 and 7.9 by the US Geological Survey.
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∙ 13y agoThe San Francisco earthquake, which occurred in 1906, measured 7.9 on the Richter scale.
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∙ 13y agoif i interupt in school we learnt that the magnitude was 7.7 therefore the earthquake was called the great san francisco earthquake
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∙ 14y agoIn 1906 the earthquake was 7.9 in San Francisco
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The Alaska earthquake of 1964 had a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale how many times more intense was this than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
My data says that the 1964 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake measured a 9.2 Mw, while the 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a 7.8 Ms
What was the date of the last big earthquake in San Francisco?
The Loma Prieta earthquake of October 17 1989, however the quake was centered around 50 miles south of San Francisco in the Santa Cruz mountains.
What year and date did the San Andreas Fault form?
The last large quake on the San Andreas was the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, magnitude 6.9.
How strong is the earthquake in San Francisco 1906 on a Richter scale?
The quake of San Francisco in 1906 measured 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw), though many scientists believe that it could have measured up to 8.3.
What is the biggest earthquake recorded in California?
The largest recorded earthquake in California was the Fort Tejon Earthquake of 1857. It was on the San Andreas fault line and estimated at 8.0 on the Richter scale. The most destructive earthquake in California history however, was the San Francisco of 1906. It was also on the San Andreas fault line, registered 7.9 on the Richter scale, caused massive destruction to the city and over 3,000 people were killed as a result.
What was the rate of the San Francisco earthquake?
7.9 magnitude of 1906 quake.
Has California ever had a earthquake with a magnitude of seven?
Yes. The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco was a 7.8
Where was the epicenter of the San Francisco earthquake 1989?
san-francisco
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.
Where was the epicentre of the San Francisco earthquake 1989?
The epicenter of the 1989 San Francisco was located in the Santa Cruz mountains. It was about 60 miles south of the city.
What was the name of the city in California that had an earthquake in 1906 and 1989?
San Francisco
What city had experienced an earthquake in 1989 which postponed baseball word series?
It was San Francisco that had the earthquake.
How large was the Alaskan earthquake of 1964 compared to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?
The Alaska earthquake of 1964 had a magnitude of 9.2, compared with the 1906 SF earthquake's magnitude of 7.8. A 9.2 earthquake releases approximately 500 billion times the energy of a magnitude 7.8.
What California city was heavily damaged in the severe earthquake of 1989?
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused major damage to San Francisco.
Which city is in greater danger of being hit with a 9.0 magnitude earthquake San Francisco or Seattle?
Seattle is located very close to the Cascadia subduction zone, where earthquakes of magnitude 9.0 have occurred in the past. The San Andreas fault which bypasses San Francisco, is not capable of such an earthquake due to it being a transform fault, where the maximum magnitude would be about 7.8-8.0.
What happened in San Francisco on Wednesday 18th April 1906?
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake occured at in San Francisco at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.
This city experienced an earthquake in 1989 which postponed baseball's word series?
the answer is SAN FRANCISCO
