1989Loma Prieta Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area

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🌋 Seattle Fault Earthquake

An earthquake hits the Seattle Fault c. 900-930
EarthquakeNatural DisasterGeologyPacific NorthwestIndigenous PeoplesSeismologyCatastrophe
United StatesUnited States

💥 San Francisco Earthquake Claims Thousands of Lives

April 18: An earthquake in San Francisco, California, magnitude 7.9, kills 3,000.
San Francisco Earthquake Claims Thousands of Lives (1906)
EarthquakeDisasterNatural DisasterSan FranciscoInfrastructure
United StatesUnited States

🌎 Great Alaska Earthquake Strikes

March 27: The Great Alaska Earthquake has a magnitude of 9.2 and lasted almost three minutes resulting in the death of approximately 131 people.
Great Alaska Earthquake Strikes (1964)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterAlaskaTsunamiSeismologyDisaster Relief
United StatesUnited States

💥 Loma Prieta Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area

October 17: The 6.9 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63.
Loma Prieta Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area (1989)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterSan FranciscoInfrastructureSeismologyDisaster Relief
United StatesUnited States

🫨 Northridge Earthquake Devastates Los Angeles

January 17: The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake strikes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.
Northridge Earthquake Devastates Los Angeles (1994)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterSeismologyLos AngelesInfrastructureDisaster ReliefGeology
United StatesUnited States

❄️ Winter Storm Uri Causes Texas Power Crisis

February 1317: Winter Storm Uri becomes the costliest winter storm in North American history, costing $200 billion and 237 lives, and triggering the 2021 Texas power crisis.
Winter Storm Uri Causes Texas Power Crisis (2021)
Natural DisasterTexasEnergy CrisisClimate ChangeInfrastructure
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