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Fallen headstone at Green Valley Cemetery in Graton, Calif.

Cemeteries served as unofficial records of the damage caused by the 1906 earthquake. The number of headstones that snapped off their bases indicated how much the ground shook in different parts of 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
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