EESA06H3 Chapter Notes -Juan De Fuca Plate, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, San Andreas Fault
24 Apr 2012
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November 25, 1988 largest earthquake in eastern canada: saguenay region of quebec, compromised the engineering integrity of structures built on glaciomarine clays (quickclays) that underlie the region. Chapter three - page 2 of 12: tsunami responsible for most deaths (100, few people drowned in oregon and northern cali from the pacific ocean waves, also caused damage in port albemi, bc. Jan 17, 1994 northridge earthquake san fernando valley (north of la: near cali state university, lots of damage, 16 deaths. November 3, 2002 largest earthquake recorded in the interior of alaska: rupture mainly along the denali fault. Propagated eastward at more than 11,000km/h, offset streams and glaciers, thousands of landslides: no deaths; minimal damage (remote area, trans-alaska pipeline suffered minor damage (didn"t break due to engineering design) Detected on tide gauges in the indian, pacific, and atlantic oceans. Quake epicentre was located to the east of the sunda trench, where the india plate is subducted below the burma plate.
