While such large earthquakes are rare, residents should always be prepared for 'the big one.'
A Marina District apartment building that was heavily damaged in the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989.on Tuesday as rescue teams continued to search for survivors in the dust and rubble of thousands of collapsed buildings, their work hampered by dozens of aftershocks.
For answers, SFGATE reached out to several seismologists, including David Wald of the U.S. Geological Survey, who said that a similar-sized quake here would cause significant devastation — but, thankfully, would likely result in far fewer deaths. He estimated that a repeat of the 1906 earthquake today would result in between 100 and 1,000 deaths, thanks in large part to strong, well-enforced building codes.
While such large earthquakes are rare, Wald told SFGATE, residents should always be prepared for"the big one."
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