| Seismic City: An Environmental History of San Francisco''s 1906 Earthquake Subjects: San Francisco (Calif.) -- Environmental conditions -- History -- 20th century; San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century; San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Calif. 1906; Earthquakes -- Environmental aspects -- California -- San Francisc; On April 18, 1906, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco region, igniting fires that burned half the city. The disaster in all its elements -- earthquake, fires, and recovery -- profoundly disrupted the urban order and challenged San Francisco's perceived permanence. Joanna L. Dyl teaches in the Environmental Analysis Program at the Claremont Colleges. |