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

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

SAN FRANCISCO — A surprising 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area Friday night, startling rush hour commuters as the second such temblor in Northern California in just over ...

Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 ...

On April 18, 1906, an estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck San Francisco, leaving thousands dead and thousands of buildings destroyed. On the anniversary of the quake, take a look back at the … ...

San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. Associated Press The billions of dollars of infrastructure, headquarters of global industries and the denser, more vertical downtown make San Francisco a ...

Reporting from San Francisco — On the ground once marked by devastation, a new city is rising. The deadly 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake battered the gritty South of Market district, damaging the ...

To the north, along the San Francisco Peninsula, earthquakes seem less frequent, striking every 300 years or more. Streig thinks the giant 1906 earthquake temporarily shut down the repeated ...