San Jose Earthquakes

Hazard Earthquakes as a natural hazard have occurred way too often, so now we understand them perfectly. The intensity or magnitude of earthquakes are measured by a seismograph. It is measured using the Richter scale. Earthquakes with magnitudes lower than 03 are hardly noticeable but those that are 07 or above tend to cause major damages to the human settlements. Time and again through history, there have been incidents of earthquakes destroying towns and cities. One such historic earthquake was the

Have you ever wondered what Myrtle Beach has to offer for its tourists? Well I'm about to tell you. Every year I go on vacation to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for a week. We usually leave a few days after Christmas and come back a few days after New Years. I go with my grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, and some of my cousins. We have been going on this vacation for about six years, but at first it only started out as us going down for the weekend. The first two years we went to Myrtle Beach it was

The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, the people of San Francisco were abruptly awaken to one of the world’s most expensive and impacting earthquakes of the 20th century. The magnitude of the earthquake is debatable, ranging from 7.7 to as high as 8.2. However, the most accepted Richter measurement is 7.9. This is debated because Charles Richtor developed his scale in 1935, after the killer quake. The main shock epicenter

Areas 8 2.3 Earthquake History 9 2.3.1 Earthquake of 1868 9 2.3.2 Loma Prieta Earthquake, 1989 10 2.3.3 American Canyon Earthquake, 2014 12 Chapter 3: Recommendations 13 3.1 Seismic Condition Recommendations 13 Chapter 4: Conclusion 14 References 15 List of Figures Figure 1: San Francisco Bay Area

An infamous, disastrous earthquake is not an everyday occurance. While many have never experienced one in their lives and probably never will, there are those who have unfortunately been through the catastrophe. A man named Jack London was one of those people who had personally witnessed the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, and went on to describe the tragedy. Jack London demonstrates the scale of the damage through use of vivid language such as repetition, human characteristics

war than you can win an earthquake” - Jeanette Rankin. On a website called SF Tourism Tips, the author states, “At 5:12 am (pacific time), the earth began to shake and the San Francisco 1906 Earthquake began to rattle the city. According to the US Geological Survey, it was measured at a magnitude of 7.8.” In the eyewitness accounts “Horrific Wreck of the City” by Fred Hewitt and “Comprehending the Calamity” by Emma Burke they both talk about their experiences in the earthquake, some having differences

Story of an Eyewitness” is a first-person account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and the destruction caused by the fires that large earthquake. The National Archives article reports the same event is a third-person account and differs from London’s account in several ways. London’s eyewitness article provides information, uses real pictures, and uses literary techniques like imdrege to tell the story of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and the complete destruction of the city in the

“Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said ‘Thank God, I’m still alive.’ But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.” This quote shows how harshly this earthquake affected the residents of San Francisco. In Jack London’s essay “The Story of an Eyewitness,” London uses imagery, metaphors, and personification to make the reader feel as though they are actually there. London uses imagery in his essays to make the reader feel as though they are experiencing

Huyen Le Earthquake Essay Did you know in 1906 an earthquake with a 7.1 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco? Not only that the damages were huge, the fire resulted from the earthquake burned down twenty-eight thousand buildings alone! But, the earthquake made around two hundred and twenty-five thousand residents homeless which was more than half the amount of residents in San Francisco at the time. Also, if we presume that there were four

400-700 People died in the 1906 San-Francisco earthquake. The mass destruction, was unpreventable, and was also chaotic, obliterating over 25,000 buildings. Emma Burke, and Fred Hewitt were the author’s of one of the few Eyewitness novels that wrote about the quake. Would you like to be in that town? Would you like to have your house get destroyed? I hope not! 400-700 People died in the 1906 San-Francisco earthquake. The mass destruction, was unpreventable, and was also chaotic, obliterating over