The disaster destroyed the flimsy buildings that occupied the area now known as South of Market, but survivors kept the ...

As it should be, the 1906 earthquake is always marked on April 18, but we rarely take the time to think much about the 7.9 earthquake beyond its anniversary. In the days following the quake, the ...

It's difficult to imagine San Francisco today engulfed in flame, ash and ruin — but 120 years ago, disaster forever reshaped the city. The big picture: At 5:12am on April 18, 1906, a 7.9-magnitude ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Thursday marked the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire that devastated San Francisco, killing 3,000 people. It’s been more than a century since then and a lot of ...

April 18, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake (and subsequent fires) ranks as one of the most significant temblors of all time. At 5:12 a.m., a foreshock occurred with enough force to be felt widely ...

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 ...

A view of the building at the corner of High Street and University Avenue soon after the 1906 earthquake. Piles of rubble lie on the street next to the damaged building. Several men stand in the ...

SAN FRANCISCO - On April 18, 1906, San Franciscans were awoken at 5:11 a.m. by what would become the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history. On Thursday, 118 years later, residents of the city and first ...

"While the 1906 epicenter was just offshore of San Francisco, the rupture was very long, extending 200 miles north to Cape Mendocino and 60 miles south to Santa Cruz. This entire fault rupture was the ...

Earthquakes are often associated with regions like California, which sits along the San Andreas Fault. In 1906, a massive earthquake struck Northern California, causing widespread destruction and ...