The maximum observed surface displacement was about 20 feet (6 m) geodetic measurements show displacements of up to 28 feet (8.5 m). This fault runs the length of California from the Salton Sea in the south to Cape Mendocino in the north, a distance of about 810 miles (1,300 km). The strike-slip fault is characterized by mainly lateral motion in a dextral sense, where the western (Pacific) plate moves northward relative to the eastern (North American) plate. The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that forms part of the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The death toll remains the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history and high on the lists of American disasters. The event is remembered as the deadliest earthquake in the history of the United States. More than 3,000 people died, and over 80% of the city was destroyed. Devastating fires soon broke out in San Francisco and lasted for several days. High-intensity shaking was felt from Eureka on the North Coast to the Salinas Valley, an agricultural region to the south of the San Francisco Bay Area. 37☄5′N 122☃3′W / 37.75°N 122.55°W / 37.75 -122.55 Īt 05:12 Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( Extreme).
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