In the 70 years before the 1906 earthquake, the San Andreas Fault unleashed three earthquakes bigger than magnitude-6 in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

In this April 18, 1906 photo, the Hibernia Bank building is in ruins following the massive earthquake that devastated the San Francisco area that was caused by a rupture in the San Andreas fault.

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is the deadliest earthquake in the history of the United States, and remains high on the ...

San Francisco's big 1906 earthquake was third of a series on San Andreas Fault Date: February 12, 2014 Source: University of Oregon Summary: Geologists have uncovered geologic evidence that ...

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent four days of fire were shocking events that brought about revolutionary changes in earthquake science in the United States, which at the time ...

The San Andreas Fault is long overdue for a major quake. Scientists are warning residents, particularly in Southern California, to do more to prepare.

In 1906, a giant San Andreas Fault earthquake carved a trench through Portola Valley, now a small California village of million-dollar homes tucked in the hills above Stanford University.

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.

The Hayward Fault near San Francisco last experienced a major earthquake in 1868. Despite gradual creeping, experts warn that this slow movement doesn’t release all the built-up stress.

The last equivalent temblor in Northern California was the great 1906 earthquake, which ruptured the San Andreas between Humboldt and Santa Cruz counties and destroyed much of San Francisco.

It is a new day, San Francisco. Literally and figuratively, according to Mayor Daniel Lurie’s 5 a.m. remarks at the 119th commemoration of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. “We’ve gone through some ...

California's rock-and-roll reputation was set more than a century ago, when a devastating earthquake flattened San Francisco in 1906. Afterward, the northern San Andreas Fault, the state's massive ...