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The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake remains one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. In this video, we examine the destruction it caused and its lasting impact.

Since I was (slightly) critical of the New York Times graphics department yesterday, I’ll show a Times map that is one of my favorite visualizations today: a map of shaking intensity and slip during ...

It is a new day, San Francisco. Literally and figuratively, according to Mayor Daniel Lurie’s 5 a.m. remarks at the 119th commemoration of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. “We’ve gone through some ...

A series of small earthquakes shook the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquakes all struck near Hayward, Calif., just south of Oakland.

The location of Friday’s earthquake recalled one of the biggest earthquakes of all time, a 7.9-magnitude quake that nearly destroyed San Francisco in 1906.

San Francisco recorded another powerful earthquake Thursday, adding to an already decent history of similarly strong quakes in the area.

This Southern State Endured an Earthquake Stronger Than the San Francisco Quake of 1906 We associate earthquakes with specific areas of the world, like California, which lies along the San Andreas ...

San Francisco city leaders, historians, and community members woke up early Thursday morning to commemorate 118 years since a massive earthquake and fire destroyed much of the city in 1906.