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1906
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the
Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds
of people as it topples numerous buildings. The quake was caused
by a slip of the San Andreas Fault over a segment about 275 miles
long, and shock waves could be felt from southern Oregon down to
Los Angeles.
San Francisco's brick buildings and wooden Victorian structures
were especially devastated. Fires immediately broke out
and-because broken water mains prevented firefighters from
stopping them-firestorms soon developed citywide. At 7 a.m., U.S.
Army troops from Fort Mason reported to the Hall of Justice, and
San Francisco Mayor E.E. Schmitz called for the enforcement of a
dusk-to-dawn curfew and authorized soldiers to shoot-to-kill
anyone found looting. Meanwhile, in the face of significant
aftershocks, firefighters and U.S. troops fought desperately to
control the ongoing fire, often dynamiting whole city blocks to
create firewalls. On April 20, 20,000 refugees trapped by the
massive fire were evacuated from the foot of Van Ness Avenue onto
the USS Chicago.
By April 23, most fires were extinguished, and authorities
commenced the task of rebuilding the devastated metropolis. It
was estimated that some 3,000 people died as a result of the
Great San Francisco Earthquake and the devastating fires it
inflicted upon the city. Almost 30,000 buildings were destroyed,
including most of the city's homes and nearly all the central
business district.
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