the United States. San Francisco is widely known for having many earthquakes, and in 1906 a fire and earthquake almost caused the destruction of a culture. The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 had tremendous effects on the city because of the destruction and the increase of racial discrimination towards the residents of Chinatown, but also received disaster relief as a positive effect. On April 18, 1906, before alarm clocks were to go off, the city of San Francisco was awakened by the shaking
destruction when they reach land. These 30 meters waves are typically caused by earthquakes.
other country. Between 1900 and 1991, there were 702 disasters such as earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions (Bankoff, 2003). Since almost all the islands are prone to and have been visited by earthquakes, it is partly because the Philippines is located in the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of