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Earthquakes
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Fort Tejon Earthquake
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9. It happened just south of Parkfield. Although it was in Parkfield it is called the Fort Tejon Earthquake because this was the region had the most amount of damage. There was 2 reported deaths from this earthquake. The earthquake happened 350 km south from the san Andreas fault. Most of the buildings in Fort Tejon where damaged. Also many people where injured inside -
San Francisco Earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake: About 430 km were ruptured in Northern California. The epicenter was near San Francisco. At least 3,000 people died in the earthquake and subsequent fires. The magnitude was estimated to be 7.8. Many of the deaths where not reported as many people didn't. They only thought 300 people had died at the time but in 2005 they had realized that over 3,000 people had died. -
San Francisco Earthquake
1957 San Francisco earthquake: A magnitude 5.7 quake with an epicenter on the San Andreas fault in the ocean west of San Francisco and Daly City. -
Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: About 40 kilometers were ruptured (although the rupture did not reach the surface) near Santa Cruz, California, causing 63 deaths and moderate damage in certain vulnerable locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Moment magnitude was about 6.9. This quake occurred on October 17, 1989, at approximately 5:04 pm PDT. -
Parkfield earthquake
On September 28, 2004, at 10:15 a.m. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Parkfield area. It was felt across the state, including the San Francisco Bay Area.