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Online NewsHourThe 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: 100 Years LaterNewsHour Science Reports
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Damaged hotel
A hotel in Willits, Calif., was one of the hundreds of buildings destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.

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