1989 ⟶ Loma Prieta Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area
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🌋 Seattle Fault Earthquake
An earthquake hits the Seattle Fault c. 900-930⟶
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United States💥 San Francisco Earthquake Claims Thousands of Lives
April 18: An earthquake in San Francisco, California, magnitude 7.9, kills 3,000.⟶
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United 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.⟶
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United 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.⟶
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United 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.⟶
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United States❄️ Winter Storm Uri Causes Texas Power Crisis
February 13 – 17: 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.⟶
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