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Online NewsHourThe 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: 100 Years LaterNewsHour Science Reports
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San Andreas Fault
In 1906, a massive magnitude 7.9 earthquake ruptured the entire San Andreas Fault in Northern California.

Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey
Main: The Science Reports
Main: The 1906 Earthquake
Birth of Earthquake Science
Bay Area Preparedness
P-wave Warnings
Map: Major Bay Area Faults
Slide Show: Deconstructing the 1906 Quake
Interactive: Will This Building Stand?
Lesson Plan: History Through First-Person Accounts
Funded by: National Science Foundation
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