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 ...

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

At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco shook violently. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck just 2 miles off the coast.

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 … ...

San Francisco was shattered and in flames on the night of April 18, 1906, when the noted conductor Alfred Hertz found safe haven at the Chutes, the amusement park at 10th Avenue and Fulton Street ...

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 ...

EXTENSION: Research how the federal government responded to the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and detail what precedents this set for future government responses to natural disasters.