Earthquake Levels San Francisco
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Environmental Issues, Disasters, Natural Phenomena
- Subcategories: Earth Sciences, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Geology, Geologists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: San Francisco
- Date: April 18, 1906
Article abstract: The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a disaster for the people of Northern California, but it became the most studied earthquake of the time and provided for new scientific thinking about earth movements, types of earth materials, and construction codes.
Summary of Event
At 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the people of Northern California were jolted awake by one of the worst earthquakes to hit the area. The first forty-second tremor suddenly stopped for a ten-second period of calm, which was followed by an even more violent...
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