San fransisco after the 1906 Earthquake

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The most important characteristic of the shaking intensity noted in Andrew Lawson’s (1908) report was the clear correlation of intensity with underlying geologic conditions. Areas situated in sediment-filled valleys sustained stronger shaking than nearby bedrock sites, and the strongest shaking occurred in areas of former bay where earthquake liquefaction had occurred.

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