ipl-logo

What Are The Causes Of The 1906 Earthquake Of 1906

72 Words1 Page

On April 18, 1906, an earthquake hit San Francisco, California. The earthquake lasted for less than a minute but caused some serious damage. It had started several fires through the city, lasted for three days and destroyed nearly 500 blocks. The people that had survived went to sleep in tents in city parks, stood in line for food, and had to cook in the street so they couldn 't start any more

Show More
Related

  • How Did The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Affect Society

    1023 Words  | 5 Pages

    In 1911, a tragedy happened in the great state of New York. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire put a huge hole in many citizens hearts as lives were lost and injuries were severe and some untreatable back in the days. With one hundred and six lives that were lost and seventy-one people injured, this event was the most deadliest in the New York city until the terrorist attack ninety years later and still remains one of the deadliest in the United States. It affected America socially, politically and economically by owners being unfair, women not being treated equally and victims not getting the care they needed or deserved.

    Read More

  • Compare And Contrast San Francisco Earthquake And Fire Of 1906

    1126 Words  | 5 Pages

    San Francisco Earthquake and Fire or 1906 Introduction: The San Francisco earthquake and fire was a huge catastrophic event that affected the city people, the city as a whole, and the Chinese people and culture. Within the 40 seconds of terror, everything San Francisco was known for was leveled to the ground. How it affected the City This 8.3 magnitude earthquake ruined the whole city and broke the hearts of the people inside of it.

    Read More

  • Emma Burke 1906 Analysis

    717 Words  | 3 Pages

    In 1906, an earthquake hit San Francisco, California. More than 3,000 people died. The earthquake that hit San Francisco was one of the largest earthquakes in northern California. It struck the coast of Northern California. "Horrific Wreck of the City" by Fred Hewitt and “Comprehending the Calamity:” by Emma Burke are both about the same thing but the two authors opinion on how this disaster affected people are completely different.

    Read More

  • 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

    842 Words  | 4 Pages

    In San Francisco on April 18, 1906 at about 5:13 am a HUGE earthquake hit recorded as a 7.7-7.9 . Damaging buildings from left to right. Many poorly structured buildings collapsed causing 500 million dollars in total damage (1906 money) translated to about 8.2 billion dollars today. It was recorded that most buildings immediately caught fire which trapped the victims, about 25,000 buildings were burnt down from the fire, a total of about 490 blocks.

    Read More

  • Fred Burke 1906 Earthquake Essay

    965 Words  | 4 Pages

    Thousands of people died, the city was wrecked and fires were set aflame. The earthquake happened at 5:13 in the morning on April 20, 1906. The earthquake destroyed the city hall and many more buildings that took a long time to build. It had killed many people and started oil leaks. The leaks led to fires that blazed upon the city and killed many more.

    Read More

  • Comprehending The Calamity By Burke Analysis

    1013 Words  | 5 Pages

    The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 7.9. This devastating event killed thousands. It was a normal day, people did not prepare for this, it just happened. Despite a quick response from San Francisco's large military population, the city was devastated. The earthquake and fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and left half of the city's 400,000 residents homeless.

    Read More

  • Ted Steinberg Acts Of God Analysis

    542 Words  | 3 Pages

    The text asserts that there were no sweeping fires to blame, only the earthquake. This event led to the first major legislative initiative in California to recognize seismic issues: the Field Act of 1933. Steinberg contends that although this was a step in the right direction, seismic enlightenment was still difficult. The author notes that regardless of awareness, many built in areas vulnerable to harmful seismic activity (i.e. near fault lines). The author also states that California is not the only area prone to earthquakes and that typically the poor suffer more from these events wherever they happen.

    Read More

  • Summary Of I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake

    418 Words  | 2 Pages

    He couldn 't even scream because he was choking on dust and barley move because he was being crushed be falling bricks. This book is about the massive earthquakes in San Francisco that occurred at 5:12 am on April 18th, 1906. The earthquakes terrified hundreds of thousands of people instantly. Thousands of people were killed, crushed to death by houses, buildings,

    Read More

  • Physical Geography In San Francisco

    1306 Words  | 6 Pages

    However, peculiarities of the lithosphere of the city can scare the newcomer. The city of San Francisco is in a high seismic activity zone, as very close are faults the San - Andreas (along the San Francisco Peninsula) and Hayward (on the eastern side of the bay). Small tremors come here often enough, but twice throughout its history (1906 and 1989) the city suffered the earthquake damage. The territory of San Francisco is a difficult terrain, as it has about fifty hills.

    Read More

  • Summary Of 'Comprehending The Calamity' By Laurence Yep

    829 Words  | 4 Pages

    “Comprehending the calamity” by Emma Burke and Dragonwings by Laurence Yep both talk about one natural disaster they both have different point of views on it. Dragonwings is a book about a Chinese kid in america but there is one part of the book where they had to fight through an earthquake with no one willing to help. “Comprehending the calamity” is a passage specifically about an earthquake that caused a lot of destruction for days and about how it was bad but people were still there for one another. These are the two stories and this essay is about why they have these different point of views. Because they had different purposes for writing, Emma Burke’s point of view of the 1906 earthquake brung out the best in people, while Moon Shadow’s point of view was the

    Read More

  • Earthquake Of 2010 Affected The Number Orphans And How We Can Help

    888 Words  | 4 Pages

    The earthquake of 2010 was a 7.0 on the Richter Scale. This large earthquake caused the death of 230,000 people. This was due to poor building structure and little warning. There were too many bodies to move and so few people who were capable of moving them (due to injuries) that the bodies would just be piled up on roads and in city squares. As a result of the earthquake, a total of 10,000 children were left orphaned.

    Read More

  • North Carolina Earthquake Causes

    1421 Words  | 6 Pages

    In North Carolina many of us have been effected in some way by tornados, hurricanes, and maybe even an earthquake, but I would bet that none of us have been effected by the worse natural disaster the tsunami. Historically, tsunamis have been caused by a plethora of different events. Some of these are underwater earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides. Many people might recognize earthquakes as a violent shake in the earth’s crust and this is true, but tsunamis can be more powerful causing a greater damage. Tsunamis happen when the plates on the crust of the earth move, therefore moving the entire plate so that the water rises and is pushed forward, therefore causing a tsunami (Drohan, 2009, p.21).

    Read More

  • Comparison Of 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami

    346 Words  | 2 Pages

    Hours after the earthquake a tsunami was created destroying 14 different countries from southeast Asia to South Africa. The tsunami caused waves from 65 to 100 feet high in certain places. Since it came without warning many people were swept off their feet. Witnesses say it sounded

    Read More

  • Fukushima Earthquake

    1167 Words  | 5 Pages

    On March 11, 2011, one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded in Japan and the following tsunami stroke the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station on the east coast of Japan. The massive tsunami flooded the power station, including its backup generator, disabling the cooling water system of the reactors. In the next few days, explosions damaged the station and the explosions of used nuclear rods occurred with radiation released (Yergin, 2011:458-459). Hence, Fukushima disaster was ranked as the level 7 nuclear disaster in the history along with Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The radioactive materials have released into the air and ocean thus aroused the panic in the neighboring countries, including Taiwan (Guardian, Mar 17, 2011).

    Read More

  • Write An Essay About The Tohoku Earthquake

    1009 Words  | 5 Pages

    The Tohoku Earthquake was the most powerful earthquake recorded to have hit Japan. The earthquake was a magnitude 9.0 off the coasts of Japan that occurred at 2:46pm on Friday 11 March 2011, which triggered a powerful tsunami that reached the height up to 10.4 meters. A Japanese National Police Agency reported 15,889 deaths, 6,152 injured, and 2,601 people missing, 127,290 buildings totally collapse, 272,788 buildings half collapse, and another 747,989 buildings partially damaged. The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami caused severe structural damage in northeastern Japan, including heavy damage to roads, railways and dams, not to mention fires in many areas. It was the toughest and the most difficult crisis in Japan after the World War 2 leaving

    Read More

More about What Are The Causes Of The 1906 Earthquake Of 1906

Open Document