The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 was one of the deadliest natural disasters on U.S. history, second only to the Great Galveston hurricane of 1900. Most of the city of San Francisco was destroyed either by the earthquake itself or the fires the followed and more than 3,000 people died.
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No, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 did not cause a tsunami.
There was no major earthquake in San Francisco in 1903. The most significant earthquake in San Francisco in the early 1900s was the 1906 earthquake that caused widespread destruction.
San Francisco was destroyed by an earthquake in 1906, known as the Great San Francisco Earthquake. The earthquake, measuring around 7.8 on the Richter scale, caused widespread devastation and fires that ravaged the city.
The 1989 earthquake in San Francisco, also known as the Loma Prieta earthquake, had a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale. It caused significant damage and loss of life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The earthquake of 1906 occurred in San Francisco, California, USA. It was one of the most devastating earthquakes in the history of the United States.