Alternate Views: Get Data, FAQ, ISO Rubric, CSW, HTML, Components, XML San Francisco, USA Images The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the largest event (magnitude 8.3) to occur in the conterminous United States in the 20th Century. Recent estimates indicate that as many as 3,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake and ensuing fire. In terms of 1906 dollars, the total property damage amounted to about $24 million from the earthquake and $350 million from the fire. The fire destroyed 28,000 buildings in a 520-block area of San Francisco. Get the Data Access Format(s) Distributor(s) / Contact Info Instructions / Constraints download Event Description Natural hazard event (tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption or other geological hazard) description, image thumbnails, map, links to metadata and details from the NGDC Hazards databases search Natural Hazards Image Database Collection of damage and geological images resulting from natural hazards, specifically tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes. download Keyhole Markup Language (KML) Event epicenter and image locations TIFF Format version: (version is unknown) JPEG Format version: (version is unknown) Hazards Data DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (303) 497-3707 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain Legal Constraints Access otherRestrictions Use Limitation otherRestrictions Other Please cite the original source when using these data. Access Constraints: None; Use Constraints: None; Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.