San Francisco has assigned a seismic hazard score to hundreds of city-owned buildings. Some key ones, including a jury duty site, might fare badly in a big quake.

The goal is to determine whether it’s safe to build taller structures using cold-formed steel — a strong, lightweight, ...

Member of the San Francisco historical society dressed in period costume and posing at Dolores Park. Photo taken on April 18, 2025, by Abigail Vân Neely. A crowd gathers around the gilded fire hydrant ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 18, 1906, the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires across the ...

EXTENSION: Research how the federal government responded to the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and detail what precedents this set for future government responses to natural disasters.

SAN FRANCISCO - Several earthquakes struck near the San Francisco Zoo on Friday. The first, magnitude 3.6, downgraded from a 3.7, hit just after 7 a.m. The earthquake hit about 3 miles east of the ...

What to Know. A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck at 7:02 a.m. Friday in San Francisco, centered offshore about 3 miles northwest of the SF Zoo. No injuries or damage were reported, but many on ...

3.7 magnitude earthquake strikes in San Francisco The quake was followed by a 2.2 magnitude shaker centered in the same area about 4 minutes later, a 2.5 magnitude temblor at 9:39 a.m. and a 3.0 ...