of the most important cities in the western United States, was wrecked by a Great Earthquake, and then destroyed by a Great Fire that burned for four days. An earthquake shook the city causing destruction and fires. San Francisco, California is home to about 400,000 people. On April 18, 1906 at approximately 5:12 a.m. The 1906 earthquake ranked as one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. The earthquake caused a great deal of devastation. Much of the city was destroyed. Nearly 3000
San Francisco 1906 Earthquake The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake was a huge earthquake caused by the San Andreas Fault. The San Andreas Fault consists of the Pacific plate and the North American plate. The Pacific plate is an oceanic plate which subducted under the continental North American plate. It is a right-lateral strike slip fault that has a slip rate of about 1.5 inches per year. The 1906 Earthquake on the San Andreas Fault had an estimated magnitude of 8.3 on the Richter scale. A foreshock
an earthquake. They hit unexpectedly at any hour of the day. Two earthquakes devastated San Francisco, California in 1906 and 1989, leaving behind many deaths and people without homes; and others wondering what will happen in the future. The earthquake in 1906 struck at 5:12 am on April 18, 1906 in San Francisco Bay. The quake came from the San Andreas Fault that ran about 810 miles across California. Its epicenter was around San Francisco (Ellsworth). It was reported that the earthquake was
On April 18, 1906, an earthquake devastated San Francisco, leaving more than 3,000 people dead and destroying more than 28,000 buildings. The quake ruptured the San Andreas fault line. The epicenter was located just offshore of San Francisco.It occur around 5:13 a.m. local time.Back then the population of San Francisco was around 400,000 people. The beginnings Four years earlier a town was engulf by pyroclastic flows from a volcano called MT Pele. Volcanos most likely to erupted when a disturbance
looking to reciprocate Central Park in San Francisco. After buying the land from the Congregation, the city began construction of the park. Their original plans included many amenities such as a small lake and baseball grounds but the great earthquake and fire of 1906 halted all production and sent the entire city into a frenzy. The area that was once planned for entertainment was temporarily used as a refugee camp for the victims that lasted two years. However after 1908, construction