The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 wrought death and destruction on a massive scale, but the city was actually spared a far worse fate, scientists say, because the quake's epicenter along ...

Scientists have tried to pinpoint the quake's epicenter for 100 years. The most recent location is 1 or 2 miles off Golden Gate Park. The Great Quake of 1906 hit San Francisco so violently that ...

On April 18, 1906, an estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck San Francisco, leaving thousands dead and thousands of buildings destroyed. On the anniversary of the quake, take a look back at the … ...

It seems San Francisco itself is currently celebrating death, with all the ruckus around the centennial of the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of the city. If it’s death we’re ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Saturday marks 114 years since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the Bay Area and beyond. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,000 people and … ...

San Francisco city leaders, historians, and community members woke up early Thursday morning to commemorate 118 years since a massive earthquake and fire destroyed much of the city in 1906.

Houses are battered and askew after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Library of Congress. The film that was aired to the public at the Edison Theater was found at a flea market, according to KGO.

1906: San Francisco is destroyed by an earthquake so powerful that it is felt from Coos Bay, Oregon, to Los Angeles, and as far east as central Nevada. What became known as the San Francisco ...