Which California fault produced the 1872 Owens Valley earthquake, one of the largest in state history?
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Owens Valley fault
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Which California fault produced the 1872 Owens Valley earthquake, one of the largest in state history?
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Owens Valley fault
What is the average recurrence interval (in years) for great earthquakes on the Cascadia subduction zone?
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500 years
What was the duration in minutes of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake's rupture?
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10 minutes
Which Italian town was destroyed by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in August 2016?
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Amatrice
What was the magnitude of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in California?
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6.9
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