1906 San Francisco earthquake
major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of Northern California
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Summary
1906 San Francisco earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,160 views/month, #2 of 869).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Location: San Francisco[5]
- Commons category: San Francisco earthquake of 1906[6]
- Point in time: April 18, 1906[7]
- Has cause: strike-slip fault[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:1906 San Francisco earthquake[9]
- Commons gallery: San Francisco earthquake of 1906[10]
- Number of deaths: 6000[11], 3000[12]
- Number of injured: 0[13]
- Described by source: San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906[14]
- Has effect: tsunami[15], conflagration[16]
- Earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale: 7.9[17]
- Cost of damage: 400,000,000 US dollars[18]
- Modified Mercalli intensity scale: Mercalli scale XI[19]
- Vertical depth: 8.5 km[20], 11.7 km[21]
Why It Matters
1906 San Francisco earthquake has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]