Download or read book Understanding Earthquake Hazards in The San Francisco Bay Region Is a Powerful Quake Likely to Strike in the Next 30 Year USGS Fact Sheet 039 03 Revised September 2004 written by and published by . This book was released on 2004* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Is a Powerful Quake Likely to Strike in the Next 30 Years written by Peter H. Stauffer and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Earthquake Hazards in The San Francisco Bay Region Is a Powerful Quake Likely to Strike in the Next 30 Years USGS Fact written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2003* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fact Sheet written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Is a Powerful Quake Likely to Strike in the Next 30 Years written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book San Francisco Earthquakes written by Robert Blau and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One technique to assess the possibility of future major earthquakes is to investigate the previous frequency of such earthquakes. Since 1836, there have been five earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area with a magnitude of 6.75 or higher. If earthquakes hit randomly throughout time, the area would anticipate another earthquake of this similar size in the next 30 years with around a 50 percent likelihood. USGS frequency table showing earthquakes and magnitudes from 1836 to 1989. But scientists know that earthquakes do not necessarily occur randomly across time. In certain locations, such as the Bay Area, big earthquakes are more prevalent at some periods than others. An example of this clustering can be seen in the timeline above: there were 18 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or bigger in the Bay Area over the 75 years between 1836 and 1911; however, there were no incidents of this magnitude during the 68 years between 1911 and 1979. The amount of movement during the enormous San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was substantial enough to lessen tension across the area, such that just one huge earthquake followed. USGS earthquake probability and magnitude chart. Since 1979, however, there have been four earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, building up to the current 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake. It is probable that in 1979 we entered a new period of significant earthquake activity akin to the age before 1911. Geologists are now afraid that the strain along the faults has built up again and that further major earthquakes are likely. If the level of earthquake activity throughout the next several decades is comparable to activity between 1836 and 1911, then the chance of a magnitude 7 earthquake in the next 30 years is roughly 75 percent. Robert Blau is an investigative freelance writer on the problem of US politics for 20 years. He loves to go behind a pseudonym. Therefore, this book covers what Earthquake means Causes of Earthquake How much can earthquake be anticipated How Earthquake may can be recorded The facts about San Francisco Earthquake Click the BUY button to experience the San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake . Do enjoy the read!!!
Download or read book Probabilities of Large Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Region California written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Major Quake Likely to Strike Between 2000 and 2030 written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Big One written by George Pararas-Carayann and published by Forbes Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about earthquakes--how, when, and where the next big one may strike.
Download or read book Studies for Seismic Zonation of the San Francisco Bay Region written by R. D. Borcherdt and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of closely related earth science studies that define the nature and severity of earthquake hazards associated with geologic conditions.
Download or read book Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region written by Doris Sloan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-06-27 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You can't really know the place where you live until you know the shapes and origins of the land around you. To feel truly at home in the Bay Area, read Doris Sloan's intriguing stories of this region's spectacular, quirky landscapes."—Hal Gilliam, author of Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region "This is a fascinating look at some of the world's most complex and engaging geology. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in an understanding of the beautiful landscape and dynamic geology of the Bay Area."—Mel Erskine, geological consultant "This accessible summary of San Francisco Bay Area geology is particularly timely. We are living in an age where we must deal with our impact on our environment and the impact of the environment on us. Earthquake hazards, and to a lesser extent landslide hazards, are well known, but the public also needs to be aware of other important engineering and environmental impacts and geologic resources. This book will allow Bay Area residents to make more intelligent decisions about the geological issues affecting their lives."—John Wakabayashi, geological consultant
Download or read book Earthquake Intensity and Related Costs in the San Francisco Bay Area written by Association of Bay Area Governments and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Use of Earthquake Hazards Information written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When Will the Next Great Quake Strike Northern California written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Shaky Ground written by Association of Bay Area Governments and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Earthquake Losses in the San Francisco Bay Area written by Sylvester Theodore Algermissen and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The 1989 Bay Area Earthquake written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the earthquake and aftermath by people across the Bay Area, including policemen, firefighters, and people at the World Series *Includes a bibliography for further reading "I'll tell you what-we're having an earth-" - Al Michaels broadcasting the World Series on ABC as the earthquake struck and before the feed went out "Well folks, that's the greatest open in the history of television, bar none!" - Al Michaels after the ABC feed was restored On October 17, 1989, millions of Americans tuning in to watch the Oakland Athletics face the San Francisco Giants in the World Series watched the cameras suddenly start to shake violently for several seconds. The national broadcast had just caught an earthquake registering a 6.9 on the Richter scale striking the Bay Area, and by the time the earthquake and the resulting fires were over and dealt with, over 60 people were dead, making it San Francisco's deadliest earthquake since the 1906 earthquake and fire. The damage and devastation across the Bay Area was widespread, despite the precautions and changes that the region had made in the wake of the 1906 calamity. After that disaster, San Francisco began the process of reinforcing new buildings and seismic retrofitting of old ones to help structures brace for earthquakes, but even in the 1980s they were still more concerned about potential fires resulting from an earthquake. Furthermore, after the earthquake in 1906, San Francisco created an Auxiliary Water Supply System that could distribute water to any section of the city, and the city built it with stringent codes in the event of an earthquake. In fact, just a few years before 1989, San Francisco created a Portable Water Supply System and upgraded the fire departments. San Francisco's water supply systems worked perfectly, quickly allowing firefighters to put out a fire in the Marina District before it spread, but this time the biggest problem was "liquefaction," in which saturated soil literally melted away as it was unable to hold any more liquid. The shaking of the earthquake then created cracks in the liquefied soil, and attempts to protect buildings from the violent movements could not safeguard them from the land melting away from under it. The most noteworthy damage occurred to several sections of highways in the Bay Area that did not hold up during the earthquake, despite the fact the earthquake in 1906 was much more powerful. A section of the Bay Bridge collapsed, and the double-decker I-880 collapsed at the Cypress Street Viaduct, killing more than 40 people in Oakland. As with the earthquake in 1906, the 1989 earthquake brought about changes in an effort to make the region safer. One immediate reaction by Bay Area leaders was to do away with double-decker highways; while highways like the Bay Bridge were seismically reinforced and retrofitted, I-880 was demolished, as was I-280 and the Central Freeway. Over the next several years, the Bay Area rebuilt and rerouted these highways, which cost billions of dollars. The unfinished double-decker Embarcadero Freeway, which had been approved over 30 years before the earthquake despite stiff resistance, was also demolished. The 1989 Bay Area Earthquake: The Story of San Francisco's Second Deadliest Earthquake chronicles one of the most notorious natural disasters in California's history and one of the most important seismic events on record. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the 1989 Bay Area earthquake like never before, in no time at all.
