San Francisco Earthquake of 1906

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/San_Francisco_Earthquake_of_1906
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay_Area
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.9
gptkbp:casualties over 3,000
gptkbp:cause infrastructure damage
fires
gptkbp:consequence yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1906-04-18
gptkbp:displacedPeople over 200,000
gptkbp:documentedIn photographs
eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:duration about 42 seconds
gptkbp:economicImportance estimated $400 million (1906 USD)
gptkbp:epicenter off the coast of San Francisco
gptkbp:fault gptkb:San_Andreas_Fault
gptkbp:followedBy aftershocks
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the most significant earthquakes in U.S. history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
gptkbp:influenced building codes
urban planning in San Francisco
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:memorial annual commemoration in San Francisco
gptkbp:period 5:12 a.m. local time
gptkbp:powers XI (Extreme) on Modified Mercalli scale
gptkbp:precededBy foreshock
gptkbp:response U.S. Army involvement
Red Cross aid
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed over 28,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_U.S.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7