People from San Francisco, California

San Francisco is a mountainous city in northern California with a population of approximately 805,000 people, who are under the constant threat of tectonic natural disasters [1]. An estimated 10,000 earthquakes, holding a magnitude of 1.5 or above occur annually in California, with 387 of them centered in the northern region of San Francisco [2]. The Californian earthquake of April 18, 1906 was one of the deadliest natural disasters of all time, carrying an estimated moment magnitude of 7.8 and an

The Golden Gate Bridge takes a curious traveler across the San Francisco Bay area into a marvelous journey towards a technologically innovative city of San Francisco. The city of San Francisco has forever been a national symbol of coveted opportunity, cultural disapprobation, technological blossoming – and, frankly, economic inequality. In the past, countless attempts were made by multiple scholars to identify the sources of San Francisco’s social inequality. Statisticians compiled large tomes

"Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!” shouted Samuel Brannan, a newspaper publicist from San Francisco, following the discovery of gold in California (Rhodes 168). This event sparked a new era of immigration to California in 1848. The gold rush began on January 24, 1848 when gold was found by James Marshall, a foreman for John Sutter, at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California (Bancroft 32). Initially the news was kept a secret due to the risk of a massive wave of gold seekers interfering with

The San Andreas fault line has caused constant development nightmares for large urban areas such as San Francisco as well as the other cities built on top of it. Fault lines are one of the side effects of the earth’s tectonic plates shifting that can result in devastating earthquakes. Some of the most devastating earthquakes in our modern era have occurred along the San Andreas fault line due to a dense population. The most notable and destructive earthquake on the San Andreas fault line occurred

California is known to have a major fault called San Andreas that has the capability to trigger a huge earthquake. Therefore, a film was made to envision what the huge earthquake would do to the state of California and the Earth as a whole. Earthquakes that have a magnitude of six and under are not too concerning, but earthquakes that are over six, especially ones that reach close to 10, are ones that should cause fear and anxiety. In order to create a dramatic series of events, the San Andreas film

The San Francisco earthquake on April 18, 1906 was one of the most devastating earthquakes felt by a lot of states. At 5:15 am, this earthquake which registered at 8.25 on the Richter Scale shook San Francisco, California. The earthquake lasted less than a minute and it did a lot of destruction in that period of time. The most destructive part during the San Francisco earthquake was the fires which began after, as a result of the earthquake. The fires killed about 3,000 people and left 400,000 homeless

California is home to seven of the fifty largest cities in the U.S. by population and rank. Of these seven, I will discuss one of my favorite cities in the world San Francisco, California. San Francisco is the thirteenth largest city in the U.S. but only coming in as the fourth largest in California after Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose. As of July 2014 the population estimate was a little over 850,000 for San Francisco. (Infoplease) San Francisco is a city rich in history, lust and disaster

The San Andreas fault line has caused constant development nightmares for large urban areas built on top of it. Some of the most devastating earthquakes in our modern era have occurred along the San Andreas fault line, due to dense population that resides near it. The most notable and destructive earthquake on the San Andreas fault line occurred in San Francisco in 1906. The reason this earthquake was so deadly was due to its magnitude and the poor preparation by the city. This earthquake was a wakeup

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Geologic Aspect On April 18, 1906 at 5:12 a.m. an earthquake of an estimated moment magnitude of 7.8 hit Northern California. High intensity shaking was felt stretching from Salinas Valley to Eureka on the North Coast. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was one of the worst and most fatal earthquakes in both California’s and the United States’ history. California, and thus San Francisco, lies on the San Andres fault. The earthquake was caused when this fault

The Golden Gate Bridge takes a curious traveler across the San Francisco Bay area into a marvelous journey towards a technologically innovative city of San Francisco. The city of San Francisco has forever been a national symbol of coveted opportunity, cultural disapprobation, technological blossoming – and, frankly, economic inequality. In the past, countless attempts were made by multiple scholars to identify the sources of San Francisco’s social inequality. Statisticians compiled large tomes