San Francisco Earthquake by Numbers

Here are ten facts about the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906.

1.  42 seconds -- duration of main shock

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2.  375,000 square miles -- area affected by quake

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3.  290 miles -- section of San Andreas Fault ruptured

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4.  225,000 - 400,000 -- number of homeless; 3000 -- number of deaths

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5.  28,000 -- number of buildings destroyed; 500 -- number of blocks on fire

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6.  $400 million -- property damage ($8 billion in today's dollars)

7.  7.8 -- quake measurement on Richter scale

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8.  $9 million -- relief money contributed by individuals, cities, states & federal government

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9.  24 -- number of refugee camps operated by Army

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10.  2700 -- temperature in Fahrenheit of fires that lasted for 3 days & nights

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Source:  mceer.buffalo.edu.

Note:  For more information about the San Francisco Earthquake, visit my blog "The San Francisco Earthquake" dated April 18, 2012.