1906 San Francisco earthquake
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The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8 seismic event that struck Northern California, causing widespread destruction and fires that nearly leveled San Francisco and became one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
Aliases (2)
- Great 1906 San Francisco earthquake ×1
- Great San Francisco earthquake ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
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historical event → natural disaster → |
| affectedArea |
San Francisco Bay Area
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coastal Northern California → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great 1906 San Francisco earthquake
→
Great San Francisco earthquake → |
| casualtiesEstimate |
over 3000 deaths
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| caused |
building collapses
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fires in San Francisco → ground rupture → landslides → liquefaction → widespread destruction in Northern California → |
| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| date |
1906-04-18
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| destroyedBuildingsEstimate |
over 28000 buildings
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| displacedPeopleEstimate |
over 200000 homeless
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| duration |
approximately 45 to 60 seconds
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| economicDamage |
hundreds of millions of 1906 US dollars
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| epicenter |
near San Francisco, California
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| fault |
San Andreas Fault
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| fireDuration |
several days
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| governmentResponse |
federal military assistance to San Francisco
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| historicalSignificance |
turning point in the development of modern seismology
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| inspiredTheory |
elastic rebound theory
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| intensityScale |
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
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| ledTo |
advances in seismology
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changes in building codes → major reconstruction of San Francisco → |
| location |
California
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Northern California → San Francisco → |
| magnitude |
7.8
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| magnitudeScale |
moment magnitude scale
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| mainCityDestroyed |
San Francisco
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| maximumIntensity |
XI
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| plateBoundary |
boundary between Pacific Plate and North American Plate
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| rankedAs |
one of the most significant earthquakes of all time
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one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history → |
| recordedBy |
United States Geological Survey
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| ruptureLength |
approximately 296 miles
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approximately 477 kilometers → |
| studiedBy |
seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
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| tectonicSetting |
transform plate boundary
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| time |
05:12 local time
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| triggered |
urban fires in San Francisco
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| type |
strike-slip earthquake
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| year |
1906
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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1906 San Francisco earthquake
("Great San Francisco earthquake")
→
1906 San Francisco earthquake ("Great 1906 San Francisco earthquake") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Chinatown (San Francisco)
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Nob Hill → |
rebuiltAfter |
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Harry Fielding Reid
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appliedElasticReboundTheoryTo |
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Panama–Pacific International Exposition
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cityRebuiltAfter |
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Conservatory of Flowers
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damagedBy |
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San Francisco
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|
historicEvent |
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San Andreas Fault
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|
notableEarthquake |
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Chinatown (San Francisco)
→
|
significantEvent |
|
Harry Fielding Reid
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|
studied |
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Painted Ladies (San Francisco)
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survivedEvent |