San Francisco Earthquake

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Date of earthquake?
1989
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epicentre?
Near Loma Prieta
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Magnitude?
6.9
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Type of plate margin
Conservative
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Worst affected area?
the Marina District
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What influenced the rebuilding of San Francsico?
the 1906 earthquake (when 85% of city destroyed)
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What was significant about this day?
Day of the World Series, everyone left work early
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Death toll?
63
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How many people were made homeless?
10,000
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Cost of the earthquake?
$4.4 billion
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How many people did the collapse of the Cyprus freeway kill?
42
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Where did liquefaction occur mainly?
In the Marina District
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Why did this liquefaction occur?
Marina District is located on an old landfill site which was created following 1906 quake, weak sub-surface sediments
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How organised was the response?
Highly organised, collective effort
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How long did it take for the Cyprus freeway to reopen?
10 years, using a new aseismic design
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When was electricity restored?
within two days
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How long was the section of the Oakland Bay Bridge that collapsed?
20 metres
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How long did it take for this bridge to reopen?
One month
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Percentage of downtown Santa Cruz that was destroyed?
40%
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What management was in place in communities?
central meeting points, emergency plans
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How was looting prevented?
the National Guard patrolled the streets
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What has happened since in terms of response capabilities?
there is a seismically reinforced and modern emergency operations centre, use of social media and mobile devices (San Francisco Department of Emergency Management uses a text-based notification system, Twitter)
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