When was the most recent earthquake near san francisco

Question

Geography

Dwayne Pittman

3 October, 23:22

When was the most recent earthquake near san francisco

+1

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Aidan Crawford · Answer 1

1989, major earthquake which caused death of 63 nearly 3800 injuries.

Explanation:

Loma Prieta is the name given to the earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay area on 17th October and an estimate of 6 billion dollar property loss. It was the strongest of the earthquake recorded since 1906. After this occurring on 5.04pm UTC. The shock was centered around the state park 16 kilometers of Santa Cruz, with a magnitude of 6.9. The depth of this earthquake creates a seismic gap, landslides and liquefaction became a significant issue. As this area already has a history of San Andreas fault, and its duration was about 8 to 15 seconds.