1906 San Francisco earthquake

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake
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AI-created image of 1906 San Francisco earthquake
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Northern_California
gptkbp:aftermath numerous
gptkbp:also_affected gptkb:Point_Reyes
gptkb:San_Jose
gptkb:Monterey_County
Santa Rosa
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.9
gptkbp:casualties over 3,000
gptkbp:commemorates annual remembrance events in San Francisco
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1906-04-18
gptkbp:destroyedBy extensive
gptkbp:epicenter off the coast of San Francisco
gptkbp:fault gptkb:San_Andreas_Fault
gptkbp:followedBy aftershocks
gptkbp:homeless over 225,000
gptkbp:influenced development of elastic-rebound theory
gptkbp:legacy increased earthquake awareness
led to changes in building codes
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:main_cause_of_destruction gptkb:fire
gptkbp:maximumIntensity XI (Extreme)
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widespread
gptkbp:notable_for influenced earthquake science
major urban fire
one of the deadliest earthquakes in U.S. history
gptkbp:period 5:12 a.m.
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:Arnold_Genthe
gptkbp:precededBy foreshocks
gptkbp:recordedAt gptkb:Charles_F._Richter
gptkbp:response U.S. Army involvement
massive relief effort
gptkbp:rupture_length ~296 miles
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed over 28,000
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Harry_Fielding_Reid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_USA
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1906 San Francisco earthquake