On 9 January 1857,the San Andreas fault segment between Cholame and San Bernardino broke loose at its northwestern end,and the rupture propagated southeastward in the great ________ earthquake with a magnitude of about 8.3.
A) San Francisco
B) Loma Prieta
C) Owens Valley
D) Fort Tejon
E) Hebgen Lake
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