On April 18th, 1906 there was an unprecedented earthquake in San Francisco California. A huge amount of damage was caused by the quake itself, as well as a resulting fire that destroyed more than 500 blocks of the city. The quake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale.
This movie was taken shortly after the earthquake and shows the destruction caused by it. It is in the public domain and originally was part of the Prellinger Archive. Identifier 2349B_San_Francisco_Earthquake_Aftermath_00_06_16_00
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