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Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake April 18 – 23, 1906 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco; JB Monaco Photography – Photographic account of earthquake and fire aftermath from well-known North Beach photographer; Tsunami Record from the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake ...
A section of San Francisco, looking east across Grant Avenue toward Yerba Buena Island, shows the ravages of the great earthquake that struck Wednesday, April 18, 1906.
San Jacinto Inland Empire: 6.7 M w: IX 1 Several $200k 1915-06-22: Imperial Valley Imperial Valley: 5.5 M w: VIII 6 $900k Doublet [22] 1906-04-18: San Francisco Northern–Central: 7.9 M w: XI 700–3,000+ Conflagration / tsunami 1899-12-25: San Jacinto Inland Empire: 6.7 M w: IX 6 $50k or more [23] 1898-03-30: Mare Island North Bay: 5.8–6.4 ...
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the worst in California's history. The death toll was between 700 and 3,000. 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.
Hansen retired from the San Francisco Main Library in 1992, but continued her work on identifying earthquake victims. [3] In 2005, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution, co-authored by Hansen, that set aside the official 1907 death count. [3] [5] In 1991, Hansen founded the Museum of the City of San Francisco ...
On April 18, 1906, San Franciscans were awoken at 5:11 a.m. by what would become the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history.
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
6.9 17.2 IX 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: At least 63 people died and another 3,757 were injured. Major damage was caused in the San Francisco Bay Area, with many structures collapsing there. Also known as the World Series earthquake, it is the largest event to affect the area since 1906. 63 3,757 18 [156] Solomon Islands, Makira: 6.1 45.4 V – - -