San Francisco

Earthquake

By Zykerah, McKenzie, And Greyson

Over 100,000 residents were

homeless after the San
Francisco Earthquake.

What it was
It was caused by the
rupture of ground surface
along the San Andreas
fault
The San Andreas Fault
extends roughly 810 miles

 It happened at
5:12 am on April
18, 1906
It lasted up to a
minute
It caused the
ground to shift
an estimated 4
to 5 feet per
second
It was

What it did
It destroyed almost the entire city
It caused gas lines to break, fires
broke out in many parts of the town
It took 9 years to rebuild the city
following the earthquake
Streets were ripped open with
hundreds of great cracks
Animals disappeared
About 3,000 people were killed

Fun Facts
The Richter Scale measures
earthquakes on a scale of 3 to 8
or higher, the higher the number
the worse the earthquake
Before the earthquake the city
held 400,000 people
More than 28,000 buildings were
destroyed

 The water mains broke

preventing the fire fighters from
fighting the fires effectively
A small number of people took
advantage of the situation and
looting occurred
The people had no warning of
the disaster