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California Disasters

Given the date and description, guess the Californian natural disaster
If you can think of any other disasters to add, comment.
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Date
Description
Disaster
January 9, 1857
San Andreas Fault ruptures, causing a magnitude 7.9 earthquake - the largest ever recorded in California
Fort Tejon Earthquake
1861
The entire Central Valley is flooded up to 30 feet in snowmelt and rainwater
Great Flood of 1861
April 18, 1906
Earthquake and resultant fires destroy much of a city
San Francisco Earthquake
1914-1921
Until 1980, this was the most recent volcanic eruption in the contiguous United States
Mt Lassen
March 12, 1928
Dam break sends 140-foot wave down a canyon, killing around 450 people
Saint Francis Dam Collapse
March 27, 1964
Alaskan earthquake triggers 21-foot tsunami, killing 12 people and severely damaging the town of Crescent City
Good Friday Tsunami
January 17, 1994
57 people die in the Los Angeles Area after this magnitude 6.4 earthquake
Northridge Earthquake
2011-2016
12 months are recorded as the driest on record in the state
2010's California Drought
January 9, 2018
Debris flows triggered by intense rain on slopes denuded by wildfires kill 21 people in Santa Barbar County
Montecito Debris Flows
August 2020
At 746,755 acres, this fire is the largest in recorded California history
August Fire
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