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At 05:12 AM Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).
By this time, scientists were well aware of the threat, but seismology was still in its infancy. Following destructive earthquakes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, real estate developers, press, and boosters minimized and downplayed the risk of earthquakes out of fear that the ongoing economic boom would be negatively affected. [3] [4]
1906 San Francisco earthquake: August 17, 1906: Alaska 8.4 M w 0 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake: September 27, 1909: Indiana: 5.1 M fa 0: 1909 Wabash River earthquake: June 23, 1915: California 6.2 M: 6 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes: October 3, 1915: Nevada: 6.8 M w 0: 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake: April 21, 1918: California 6.8 M: 0 ...
south San Francisco Bay region, California, Mexico (now United States) 36.9 −121.5 6.5 M I (Bakun, 1999) Reports probably refer to the 1838 San Andreas earthquake, misreported in 1868 following the Hayward earthquake of that year USGS, [129] January 1, 1837 16:00 local time Galilee, Palestine 1837 Galilee earthquake: 33.0 35.5 6,000–7,000 ...
UTC time: 1868-10-21 15:53: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: October 21, 1868 (): Local time: 07:53 [1]: Magnitude: 6.3–6.7 M w [2]: Epicenter: 3]: Fault: Hayward Fault Zone: Type: Strike-slip: Areas affected: San Francisco Bay Area California United States: Total damage: $350,000 / Moderate [4]: Max. intensity: MMI IX (Violent) [3]: Casualties: 30 [3]: Damaged building in Hayward (top) and at ...
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
San Francisco, United States (San Andreas Fault from Cape Mendocino to San Juan Bautista) see 1906 San Francisco earthquake: 37.75 −122.55 3,000 7.9 M w USGS August 17, 1906: 00:10 Aleutian Islands see 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake: 50.6 −178.36 8.35 M w [9] August 17, 1906: 00:40 Valparaíso, Chile see 1906 Valparaíso earthquake: −33 ...
Scientists have previously suggested that quake was distantly triggered by the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which occurred 11 hours after the event in Northern California.