United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1990 - Geology |
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... occur , they cause direct economic losses of more than $ 20 billion per year . At risk eco- nomically is the multitrillion dollar inventory of dwellings , office buildings , government facilities and military installations , industrial ...
... occur , they cause direct economic losses of more than $ 20 billion per year . At risk eco- nomically is the multitrillion dollar inventory of dwellings , office buildings , government facilities and military installations , industrial ...
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... occur . Cross section A shows the location of earthquakes that occurred along the San Andreas fault from January 1969 to July 1989. Cross section B shows how the Loma Prieta gap was filled by the October 17 earthquake and its ...
... occur . Cross section A shows the location of earthquakes that occurred along the San Andreas fault from January 1969 to July 1989. Cross section B shows how the Loma Prieta gap was filled by the October 17 earthquake and its ...
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... occurred more than 200 miles away from the capital . In both cases , the principal cause of damage was young , poorly consolidated , water - saturated , fine - grained sediments that amplified the ground shaking and were sus- ceptible ...
... occurred more than 200 miles away from the capital . In both cases , the principal cause of damage was young , poorly consolidated , water - saturated , fine - grained sediments that amplified the ground shaking and were sus- ceptible ...
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... occurred in numerous other extensive bay- shore land fills that apparently were better engineered . The Loma Prieta earthquake generated hundreds of landslides throughout a region of approximately 5,400 square miles ( see map , p . 3 ) ...
... occurred in numerous other extensive bay- shore land fills that apparently were better engineered . The Loma Prieta earthquake generated hundreds of landslides throughout a region of approximately 5,400 square miles ( see map , p . 3 ) ...
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... occurred in coastal areas as a result of tidal flooding . Storm - tide elevations ranged from about 3 to 11.5 feet on St. Croix and from 4.5 to 6.5 feet on St. Thomas and St. John . USGS personnel located and surveyed elevations of high ...
... occurred in coastal areas as a result of tidal flooding . Storm - tide elevations ranged from about 3 to 11.5 feet on St. Croix and from 4.5 to 6.5 feet on St. Thomas and St. John . USGS personnel located and surveyed elevations of high ...
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