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Remotely triggered events included an earthquake swarm in the Imperial Valley area, which culminated in an earthquake of about 6.1 M I at 16:30 PST on April 18, 1906. Another event of this type occurred at 12:31 PST on April 19, 1906, with an estimated magnitude of about 5.0 M I , and an epicenter beneath Santa Monica Bay .
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake caused the destruction of the facility and nearby buildings. 117 patients and staff were killed and buried in mass graves on the site. Agnews then became infamous as the site of the Santa Clara Valley 's greatest loss of life resulting from the quake.
While the 1812 San Juan Capistrano, 1857 Fort Tejon, and 1872 Owens Valley shocks were in mostly unpopulated areas and only moderately destructive, the 1868 Hayward event affected the thriving financial hub of the San Francisco Bay Area, with damage from Santa Rosa in the north to Santa Cruz in the south.
It includes 1906 deaths that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The hydrant is celebrated for being one of the few functioning hydrants after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. [1] [3] The earthquake broke many of the cisterns and water mains, and most of the damages from the earthquake came from the subsequent fires in the eastern part of the city that lasted for three days. [4]
On April 18, 1906, San Franciscans were awoken at 5:11 a.m. by what would become the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history.
Works about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "1906 San Francisco earthquake" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Buildings and structures burned in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake (20 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures destroyed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.