EES 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, San Andreas Fault, Hayward Fault Zone
5 Feb 2018
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Two of the most dangerous faults in california are the san andreas. Fault and the hayward fault, which slice through the bay area. An earthquake can be caused by a number of evens that generate energy waves. Most earthquakes happen because of movement along faults. They are most frequently caused by movement along faults, which are breaks in earth"s crust along which movement occurred. Faults move because stress causes strain (change in shape) Earthquakes create "seismic waves" which move outward like ripples on a pond. Loma prieta earthquake (1989) - world series earthquake. On december 22, 2003 a paso robles/cambria, ca earthquake of. On december 22, 2003 a paso robles/cambria, ca earthquake of magnitude of 6. 5 killed 2 people as historic downtown buildings collapsed. On december 26, 2003 a bam, iran earthquake of magnitude 6. 5 killed. 25,000+ as mud buildings collapsed, leaving no air pockets for survivors. Globally, this is the 4th largest earthquake since 1900.
