San Francisco earthquake 1906 By: Agkash lakshmanan Josh Robinson Josh Bedard
In the Pacific Ocean, 2 miles west of San Francisco Location of epicenter In the Pacific Ocean, 2 miles west of San Francisco
Transform boundary, San Andreas Fault, Strike Slip Type of plate boundary and fault, and name of fault at location of epicenter Transform boundary, San Andreas Fault, Strike Slip
Date and time April 18, 1906 5:12 AM
magnitude 7.7- 8.3
Types of damage caused, due to fires, flooding, poor construction. 225,000 people homeless 28,000 building destroyed Monetary loss is more that $400 million
Location of damage San Francisco Santa Rosa San Jose
Total dead Total dead 3,000 They Don’t know the Exact amount of people Dead because of all immigrants coming in and only 700 of the Deaths were recorded.
Map of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Source of Map: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1135/download/CalNeva_big.jpg
Plate Boundary and Fault Sources:http://www2.humboldt.edu/shakyground/images/uploads/plates_lrg.jpg
Sources Information http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/casualties.php U.S. Geological Survey Posted: April 06, 2016 Visited: 4/18/16 Picture http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/images/stanford.gif U.S. Geological Survey Information http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/magnitude.php U.S. Geological Survey Posted: April 07, 2016 Visited: 4/18/16 Picture http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/images/tents235.html U.S. Geological Survey