1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance

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Articles

• 100 years after America's deadliest quake, evidence gone and questions remain

  by Krista Zala, a science-writing intern at the Stanford News Service.

• 98th Anniversary of the Shakiest Day in U.S History

  A brief history of the role of Berkeley and the University of California's in the 1906 earthquake post-disaster response and subsequent scientific investigation.

• Daly City Officials Unmoved by Quake Notoriety

  Plan to note change of 1906 epicenter lacking support (San Francisco Chronicle, Apr 11, 2004).

• Grim forecast sees housing in tatters after major S.F. quake

  (San Francisco Chronicle, May 2, 2004).

• How and Why San Francisco's Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety Hit a Political Roadblock

  By Wes Starratt, PE, Senior Editor.

• It's Everybody's Fault

  Fear not just the earthquake. Fear the aftermath (East Bay Express, Feb 23, 2005).

• It's Not Our Fault

  With local faults primed for a large quake, a region lives in denial (East Bay Express, Feb 16, 2005).

• Meet Your Neighbor

  Woody LaBounty, who is leading the effort to save the San Francisco earthquake refugee shacks, shares his passion and reasons for saving these structures (The Wave Magazine, Apr 18, 2005).

• Quake shacks hauled to rehab

  Cottages created as temporary housing for 1906 earthquake survivors were moved to the San Francisco Zoo for rehabilitation (San Francisco Chronicle, Mar 11, 2005).

• San Francisco at Risk (.pdf file)

  The City has failed in its efforts to address earthquake preparedness, by John Paxton.

• Saving the cottages that saved San Francisco in 1906

  Homes built after quake to be restored (San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 20, 2004).

• Scientists build on quake history

  Team that probed '06 S.F. jolt unearthed data still used today (Sacramento Bee, Feb 20, 2006).

• The California Earthquake: Movements Along the Santa Cruz Fault Line

  by J. C. Branner; Palo Altan, May 1, 1906.

• Trying to fix buildings at highest quake risk

  Some Bay Area cities may end voluntary upgrades (San Francisco Chronicle, Apr 23, 2005).

Books & Publications

• 1906: A Novel by James Dalessandro

  Set during the great San Francisco earthquake and fire, this novel is based on recently uncovered facts that change our understanding of what really happened.

• San Andreas Fault Guidebook

  A Geology Fieldtrip Guidebook on Public Lands in The San Francisco Bay Area, California

• The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906

  How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

• The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire

  A book by Charles Morris that gives a complete and accurate account of the Great Earthquake.

Web Resources

• 1906 Earthquake - Ferndale, California

  Fieldtrips, photos and newspaper articles related to Ferndale, CA

• 1906 Earthquake Photos

  A collection of images of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake available at no charge for use in earthquake centennial coverage.

• Anne T. Kent California History Room

  Resources include books, maps, photographs, and oral histories.

• Photographs by J.B. Monaco

  An impressive collection of photographs by J.B. Monaco documenting the San Francisco earthquake and fire.

• San Francisco 1906 Earthquake Municipal Reports Index

  Board of Supervisors Official account of earthquake and fire, including all departments.

• The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, 100 years later

  General interest, interactive web site from PBS Online NewsHour

• The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

  Overview of the M 7.8 earthquake that occurred on the San Andreas fault.