Picture No | 10223031 |
Date | 28th April 1906 |
Description | The San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906 |
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Seismograph reading of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake recorded at Shide on the Isle of Wight by Professor John Milne. The picture shows the actual smoked paper cylinder on which the reading was traced. 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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Source | The Sphere. 28th April 1906. . |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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