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Shaking Levels in the San Francisco Bay from the Loma Prieta Earthquake

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Recordings of the shaking levels in three different areas in the San Francisco Bay from the Loma Prieta Earthquake show that the shaking experienced depends very strongly on the type of deposits found near the surface. Soft muds shake much harder than bedrock. 

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Public Domain.