C a l i f o r n i a E a r t

h q u a k e s

By:

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Earthquakes

✦ A series of vibrations included in the earth’s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.

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Why in California?

Most earthquakes occur in Alaska and California.

Scientists believe this is because a great deal of movement and activity in the earths crust in these zones near the Pacific Ocean.

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Historical Information

California’s earliest earthquake was felt in 1769.

During the World Series in 1989, an earthquake occurred and was captured live in California.

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Famous Locations

California’s largest earthquake was in Tejon and was rated a 7.9.

San Francisco and Imperial Valley, California were both rated a 7.8 and are the seventeenth and eighteenth largest earthquake’s in the world.

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Interesting FactsEvery year

southern California has approximately 10,000 earthquakes.

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