The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.9; however, other values have been proposed, from 7.7 to as high as 8.25. The main shock epicenter occurred offshore about from the city, near Mussel Rock. It ruptured along the San Andreas Fault both northward and southward for a total of. Shaking was felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, and inland as far as central Nevada. The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States alongside the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire, estimated to be above 3,000, is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history. The economic impact has been compared with the more recent Hurricane Katrina. (more from wikipedia).
San Francisco Bay Area rattled as 2 quakes occur 8 seconds apart
SAN JOSE, Calif. ? A one-two punch of earthquakes rattled nerves in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday morning, and scientists say the 3.5 and 4.0 magnitude temblors under the city of El Cerrito were reminders of the danger in an area notorious for ...
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