History: Earthquake destroys San Francisco in 1906

History: Earthquake destroys San Francisco in 1906

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9. High-intensity shaking was felt from Eureka on the North Coast to the Salinas Valley, an agricultural region to the south of the San Francisco Bay Area. Devastating fires soon broke out in the city and lasted for several days. More than 3,000 people died. Over 80% of the city of San Francisco was destroyed. The events are remembered as one of the worst and deadliest earthquakes in the history of the United States.

The San Francisco Portola Festival poster dates back to 1909, only three years after the earthquake. It is part of our April sale. View at https://tinyurl.com/38snvwty

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