Introduction > Earthquakes
That Have Caused Liquefaction in the San Francisco Bay Area
A cooperative project with the California Geological Survey
Earthquakes That Have Caused Liquefaction in the San Francisco Bay
Area
Although it may seem that there have not been many recent earthquakes
in the Bay region, at least 21 have occurred in the past 200+ years that
caused liquefaction. Each earthquake has affected a particular part of
the region, depending on its size and location. Most of the region
is likely to be subject to shaking strong enough to liquefy susceptible
sediment.
The expected severity of ground shaking and
damage in the San Francisco Bay region from anticipated future earthquakes.
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