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When the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck at 5.12am on the morning of April 18, 1906, it set in train one of the deadliest disasters to impact the US.

With a magnitude of 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale, the earthquake ruptured gas mains and severed water pipes – making it difficult to douse the fires that followed in the largely timber-built town. Amid widespread destruction, over 3,000 people lost their lives, 225,000 were left homeless and more than 80% of the city was destroyed.1

In a tragic example of how natural disasters can have both cascading physical effects and devastating economic impact, the estimated property damage was over $400 million in 1906 dollars, equivalent to around $14.6bn today.

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