Earthquake San Francisco- 1906 On the morning 12 past
5:00 San Francisco suffered a major earthquake that killed
3000 people, the earthquake lasted for about 40 seconds
and was recorded at 8.3 on the Richter Scale. People ran
from there houses and some stayed inside the buildings and
were crushed. The people who ran in the streets were killed
by toppled buildings falling from above. There fire
department was efficient but the water pipes that go down
the San Andreas Fault were severed. The fire could not be
stopped because there were now water until the next couple
of days. Gas mains blew and caused massive fires all around
the city. The city was in the middle of a great economic
boom and almost all was lost on that day. The old buildings
were never made to withstand earthquakes and easily
crumbled and fell crushed people. Some sailers on the coast
tried to leave but the waves flew the boats around like toys.
The buildings were made out of unreined forced brick or......
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