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Construction of Auburn Dam on the American River above Sacramento was halted largely because of concern about its ability to withstand an earthquake.
site of Auburn Dam, near Auburn, CA (1987).
One aspect of the controversy over the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant was questions about its ability to withstand a major earthquake.
north of Diablo Canyon, near Los Osos, CA (1977).
This small lake in Owens Valley was created suddenly by the cataclysmic earthquake of 1872.
Diaz Lake CP, near Lone Pine, CA (1988).
Near the epicenter of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake the ground was deeply fissured.
Loma Prieta earthquake epicenter, Forest of Nisene Marks SP, near Aptos, CA (1990).
Plans for a nuclear power plant here on Bodega Head were abruptly cancelled when it was revealed that an active fault ran through the reactor site.
Bodega Head, Bodega Bay, CA (1981).
Awareness of earthquake danger is lower in Seattle than in California's cities, as evidenced by the daringly vertiginous base of this skyscraper.
Seattle, WA (1980).