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At 05:12 AM Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).
United States, San Pablo Bay, California: 7.7: 10.0: XI The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the worst in California's history. The death toll was between 700 and 3,000. The subsequent fire resulted in much of the destruction and death toll. 28,188 homes were destroyed. $400 million in damage costs were reported.
California earthquakes (1769–2000) According to seismologist Charles Richter, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake moved the United States Government into acknowledging the problem. Prior to that, no agency was specifically focused on researching earthquake activity.
On April 18, 1906, San Franciscans were awoken at 5:11 a.m. by what would become the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history.
In Northern California, ... In 1906, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 ruptured 300 ... The USGS and the Southern California Earthquake Center in 2005 said that a magnitude 7.5 ...
Willard Elmer Worden (November 20, 1868-September 6, 1946) was an American photographer active in the San Francisco Bay Area in the first decades of the 1900s. Trained as an artist and self-taught as a photographer, he attained recognition with his photographs documenting the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
An earthquake rattled off more than 40 aftershocks. An earthquake rattled off more than 40 aftershocks. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games ...
Andrew Cowper Lawson [1] (July 25, 1861 – June 16, 1952) was a Scots-born Canadian geologist who became professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley.He was the editor and co-author of the 1908 report on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake which became known as the "Lawson Report".