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1906 San Francisco earthquake
Ruins in the vicinity of Post and Grant Avenue
1906 San Francisco earthquake is located in California
Eureka
Eureka
Dunsmuir
Dunsmuir
Chico
Chico
Truckee
Truckee
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Salinas
Salinas
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Fresno
Fresno
Paso Robles
Paso Robles
Santa Monica
Santa Monica
Indio
Indio
1906 San Francisco earthquake
UTC time1906-04-18 13:12:27
ISC event16957905
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateApril 18, 1906; 117 years ago (1906-04-18)
Local time05:12:27 (PST)
Magnitude7.9 Mw[1]
Depth5 mi (8.0 km)[2]
Epicenter37°45′N 122°33′W / 37.75°N 122.55°W / 37.75; -122.55[2]
FaultSan Andreas Fault
TypeStrike-slip[3]
Areas affectedNorth Coast
San Francisco Bay Area
Central Coast
United States
Max. intensityXI (Extreme)[4]
TsunamiYes[5]
Casualties700–3,000+[6]

At 05:12 Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). High-intensity shaking was felt from Eureka on the North Coast to the Salinas Valley, an agricultural region to the south of the San Francisco Bay Area. Devastating fires soon broke out in San Francisco and lasted for several days. More than 3,000 people died, and over 80% of the city was destroyed. The event is remembered as the deadliest earthquake in the history of the United States. The death toll remains the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history and high on the lists of American disasters.

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