Earthquakes

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Earthquakes!!
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Alaska 1964 Petroleum storage tanks rupture and
ignite following massive earthquake with a
Richter magnitude of 8.4 centered near Valdez.
The 1964 Alaska earthquake remains the strongest
on record in North America.
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San Francisco (Loma Prieta earthquake) 1989 Fire
erupts in the hard-hit "Marina District" of the
city. A sizeable portion of the Marina District
is built upon unconsolidated material. Some
houses built on such material suffered
considerable structural damage.
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Alaska 1964 Surface rupture develops on road.
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Northridge, CA 1994 Freeway overpasses are not
able to withstand shear forces generated during
the earthquake.
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San Francisco 1906 large historic earthquake and
subsequent fire decimates the city.
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Turkey 1997 Large earthquake on the Anatolian
Fault causes substantial damage to unreinforced
masonry buildings in northern Turkey.
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References

• http//vcourseware3.calstatela.edu/eec/Earthquake/
  main.php