The disaster destroyed the flimsy buildings that occupied the area now known as South of Market, but survivors kept the ...

It's difficult to imagine San Francisco today engulfed in flame, ash and ruin — but 120 years ago, disaster forever reshaped the city. The big picture: At 5:12am on April 18, 1906, a 7.9-magnitude ...

April 18, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake (and subsequent fires) ranks as one of the most significant temblors of all time. At 5:12 a.m., a foreshock occurred with enough force to be felt widely ...

San Franciscans love to gather at Dolores Park to watch the skyline glow at sunset. The hard edges of the Transamerica Pyramid catch the light. Then the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, with its Art ...

This Saturday morning, as San Francisco gathers before dawn at Lotta’s Fountain to remember the 1906 earthquake and fire, belting out the famous tune "San Francisco," organizer Lee Houskeeper will ...

The San Francisco Fire Department held a live emergency firefighting water system demonstration on Tuesday morning in commemoration of the 120-year anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - While the Great 1906 Earthquake was a centerpiece of news around the world when its massive damage and fire destroyed much of San Francisco and took 3,000 lives, another far ...

SAN FRANCISCO (WCSC) — An earthquake estimated to have reached as high as 8.3 magnitude on the Richter scale devastated San Francisco on April 18, 1906. The earthquake ruptured the northernmost 296 ...

Past earthquakes still offer important lessons to be learned and how to be better prepared for damage. The story of the Great 1906 Earthquake is often centered around the damage wrought in San ...