The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is the deadliest earthquake in the history of the United States, and remains high on the ...

San Francisco has assigned a seismic hazard score to hundreds of city-owned buildings. Some key ones, including a jury duty ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A surprising 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area Friday night, startling rush hour commuters as the second such temblor in Northern California in just over ...

A late-night 2.9-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck on April 18 with an estimated magnitude of 7.8. The temblor was followed by major fires that lasted for several days. The toll was high, about 3,000 people ...

San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. Associated Press The billions of dollars of infrastructure, headquarters of global industries and the denser, more vertical downtown make San Francisco a ...

It is a new day, San Francisco. Literally and figuratively, according to Mayor Daniel Lurie’s 5 a.m. remarks at the 119th commemoration of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. “We’ve gone through some ...

To the north, along the San Francisco Peninsula, earthquakes seem less frequent, striking every 300 years or more. Streig thinks the giant 1906 earthquake temporarily shut down the repeated ...

Reporting from San Francisco — On the ground once marked by devastation, a new city is rising. The deadly 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake battered the gritty South of Market district, damaging the ...