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

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck near San Jose on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake ...

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

The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled by a minor earthquake Friday morning that struck just off the coast, followed by at least two aftershocks. The 3.6 magnitude quake struck at 7:02 a.m. off ...

The last earthquake on that scale there was the 1906 quake in San Francisco -- and today marks the 110th anniversary of that deadly 7.8 quake, which killed more than 3,000 people and ignited fires ...

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 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.

From the rare "New San Francisco Magazine," published a few months after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, covered the resurrection of the city. This image is captioned "Street Car Homes." ...

The Loma Prieta earthquake, a 6.9 temblor that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m., killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800, and caused up to $10 billion in damage.. The ...

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." ...