Earthquakes

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  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

    1857 Fort Tejon earthquake
    About 350 kilometres were ruptured in central and southern California. The magnitude was 7.9 and two deaths were recorded.

  • 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

    1906 San Francisco Earthquake
    About 430 kilometres were ruptured in Northern San Francisco. At least 3,000 people died from the earthquakes and the subsequent fires. The magnitude was measured to be 7.8.

  • 1957 San Francisco

    1957 San Francisco
    A magnitude 5.7 quake with an epicenter on the San Andreas fault in the ocean west of San Francisco and Daly City.