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Check Out This Historic and Rare Footage of the 1906 San Fransisco Earthquake and fire Aftermath
This hour-long YouTube video shows rare footage of San Francisco before the 1906 earthquake and fire that ravaged the city. It also shows a large amount of rare historic footage of San Francisco after the fire.
An earthquake occurred on the San Andreas fault on April 18, 1906. While several scientific observations were taken as a result of the quake, the city of San Francisco, CA was largely destroyed by the disaster and fire that followed.
A reported 498 deaths occurred in San Francisco, with hundreds of additional deaths occurring in the surrounding area. This
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the most devastating in US history, with damages estimated to have been higher than the 2013 North American Earthquake.
225,000 people were left homeless, with over 28,000 building lost during the 1906 quake and fire. There was an estimated $400 million worth of property loss and destruction, in 1906 dollars. (Source: USGS.gov)
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