The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 — which occurred 112 years ago Wednesday — awakened California to the dangers of earthquakes. ... more than 80% of the city of San Francisco destroyed.

116 years ago, an estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake ripped through San Francisco, ultimately killing thousands and leaving the city in destruction on April 18, 1906.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Friday marks 108 years since the most devastating disaster in Bay Area history. Sirens wailed at 5:11 a.m. during the remembrance at Lotta's Fountain at Geary, Kearny and ...

Ansel Adams, age 4, survived the deadly 1906 San Francisco earthquake, but was tossed face-first into a garden wall, giving him what his friend Cedric Wright would call an "earthquake nose." ...

San Francisco city leaders, historians, and community members woke up early Thursday morning to commemorate 118 years since a massive earthquake and fire destroyed much of the city in 1906. Latest ...

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 ...