1906 San Francisco earthquake

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Monterey_County
gptkb:San_Jose
gptkb:Point_Reyes
Santa Rosa
gptkbp:aftershocks numerous
gptkbp:casualties over 3,000
gptkbp:commemoratedBy 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:homeless over 225,000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1906 San Francisco earthquake
gptkbp:influenced development of elastic-rebound theory
gptkbp:intensity XI (Extreme)
gptkbp:legacy led to changes in building codes
increased earthquake awareness
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:magnitude 7.9
gptkbp:main_cause_of_destruction gptkb:fire
gptkbp:media_coverage widespread
gptkbp:notable_damaged_sites over 28,000
gptkbp:notable_for influenced earthquake science
major urban fire
one of the deadliest earthquakes in U.S. history
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:Arnold_Genthe
gptkbp:precededBy aftershocks
foreshocks
gptkbp:recorded gptkb:Charles_F._Richter
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_California
gptkbp:response U.S. Army involvement
massive relief effort
gptkbp:ruptureLength ~296 miles
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Harry_Fielding_Reid
gptkbp:timePeriod 5:12 a.m.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_USA
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4