The San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906

Diagram from The Illustrated London News showing the extent of destruction following the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Also in the picture are seismograph readings showing the strength of the quake. The earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 in San Francisco, California, USA which lies across the San Andreas Fault. Measuring 7.9 on the richter scale, the earthquake and subsequent fires resulted in the loss of 3000 lives and over 300, 000 homes

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3000 Andreas Diagram Earthquake Extent Fault Fires Loss Measuring Occurred Quake Readings Resulted Richter Seismograph Subsequent

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