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 ...

"The great earthquake broke loose some 20 to 25 seconds later, with an epicenter near San Francisco. Violent shocks punctuated the strong shaking which lasted some 45 to 60 seconds.

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 … ...

The earthquake was felt just after 5 a.m. throughout the Bay Area. The earthquake broke loose less than 30 seconds later, with an epicenter near San Francisco.

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.

San Francisco was forever changed by the earthquake and fires that struck on April 18, 1906. Retracing the Path of the 1906 Earthquake April 18, 2006 1:58 PM ET ...

The winery is still run by the same family during the 1906 earthquake. ... It turns out that in 1906, San Francisco was Wine Country. In fact, it was its epicenter, at least in California.

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Sunday morning marks 115 years since the Bay Area experience the worst natural distaster in California history.. At 5:12 a.m. on April 18th, The Great Earthquake of 1906, and the ...

A ceremony was held in downtown San Francisco early Friday morning to mark 119 years since much of the city was destroyed from the 1906 earthquake and fire that followed.

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 ...