San Francisco earthquake (1906)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/San_Francisco_earthquake_(1906)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay_Area
gptkbp:aftermath yes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.9
gptkbp:casualties over 3,000
gptkbp:category history of San Francisco
20th-century earthquakes
natural disasters in California
gptkbp:commemorates annual remembrance events in San Francisco
gptkbp:consequence urban redevelopment
widespread fires
changes in building codes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1906-04-18
gptkbp:displacedPeople over 225,000
gptkbp:documentedIn photographs
newspaper reports
eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:economic_damage estimated $400 million (1906 USD)
gptkbp:epicenter off the coast of San Francisco
gptkbp:fault gptkb:San_Andreas_Fault
gptkbp:fireModes yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Francisco earthquake (1906)
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:maximumIntensity XI (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli scale
gptkbp:period 5:12 a.m. local time
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake
gptkbp:significance one of the most significant earthquakes in US history
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed over 28,000
gptkbp:surface_rupture_length ~296 miles (477 km)
gptkbp:tsunami minor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archdiocese_of_San_Francisco
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7