San Francisco Earthquake
type: Concept
date: 1906
end: 1906
start: 1906
broader: earthquakes
definition: The San Francisco earthquake of 1906, which occurred on April 18, was characterized by a very high magnitude of 8.3 on the Richter scale. It directly caused more than 700 deaths, with estimates of about 3,000 deaths caused directly or indirectly by the earthquake in the San Francisco Bay area. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; San Francisco Earthquake (1906)]

events
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: San Francisco Earthquake

earthquakes
type: Concept
narrower: San Francisco Earthquake