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Roberts earthquake facts What is an earth quake? An earthquake is a shaking the ground caused by breaking and movement of large sections.

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Page 1: Roberts earthquake facts

Roberts earthquake facts

What is an earth quake?

An earthquake is a shaking the ground

caused by breaking and movement of

large sections.

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What causes earthquakes?

An earth quake is caused by two tectonic plates strike against each other. One plate usually pushes under the other one. Sometimes the plates slide past each other.

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San Francisco Loma prieta earthquake.In the year, 1906, the San

Francisco loma prieta ranks as

one of the worst natural

disasters in US history affected

375,000 square miles early

morning April 18 1906.

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By…By Robert