Why the City Burned for Four Days | 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

On April 18, 1906, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake on the San Andreas Fault struck San Francisco, and the fires that followed burned for four days. More than 3,000 people died, up to 300,000 were left homeless and over 80 percent of the city was destroyed. This documentary follows the fault, 42 seconds of shaking, the fires and the dynamite, the Army in the streets, the hidden toll and how the city rebuilt. Chapters 0:00 A City on Fire 0:46 The Fault Under California 2:15 Forty-Two Seconds 3:38 The Fires 5:18 Soldiers in the Streets 6:14 The Toll 7:52 Rising From the Ashes Sources 1906 San Francisco earthquake -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Sa... Archival images from Wikimedia Commons, used under their stated licenses: Call Bldg on fire, San Francisco earthquake cph.3b04298.jpg -- Public domain, A. Blumberg Post-and-Grant-Avenue-Look.jpg -- Public domain, Chadwick, H. D Sfearthquake3b.jpg -- Public domain, Original Photographer: Chadwick, H. D. (US Gov War Departmen Sfearthquake.jpg -- Public domain 1907 Geological Survey Map of San Francisco after 1906 Earthquake - Geographicus - SanFrancisco-humphrey-1907.jpg -- Public domain, United States Geological Survey Arrhenius - L’évolution des mondes, 1910 - Fig-11.jpg -- Public domain, Svante August Arrhenius / Théophile Seyrig SF From Marin Highlands3.jpg -- Public domain, en:User:Paul.h A history of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco; an account of the disaster of April 18, 1906 and its immediate results (1906) (14763381691).jpg -- No restrictions, Internet Archive Book Images 19060419 San Francisco Earthquake - The New York Times.jpg -- Public domain, The New York Times (U.S., 1906) Willard Worden Earthquake Damage to Union Street, 1906.jpg -- Public domain, Willard Worden Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake street view.jpg -- Public domain, U.S. Geological Survey 1906 earthquake train.jpg -- Public domain, G.K. Gilbert Agassiz statue Mwc00715.jpg -- Public domain Back of City Hall after 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.jpg -- Public domain, Edith Irvine Brewery After San Francisco Earthquake 1906.jpg -- Public domain, Edith Irvine San Francisco Fire Sacramento Street 1906-04-18.jpg -- Public domain, Arnold Genthe Bluswerkzaamheden door de brandweer na de zware aardbeving in San Francisco van april 1906, SFA002012897.jpg -- Public domain, Unknown author Unknown author Central Theatre on fire, San Francisco Earthquake.png -- Public domain, Unknown author Unknown author Willard Worden view from Kearny St after 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.jpg -- Public domain, Willard Worden Bird's-eye view of smoldering downtown section during the San Francisco earthquake and fire LCCN96510316.jpg -- Public domain, Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congres 1906 SF earthquake fire-burned bricks WFHM SF.JPG -- CC BY-SA 3.0, BrokenSphere Willard Worden--Market Street--San Francisco--1906.png -- Public domain, Willard E. Worden 401 California Street at right & Sansome Street after San Francisco Earthquake.jpg -- Public domain, Edith Irvine This is the original received at Park Police Stn. Trim.jpg -- Public domain, Eugene Schmitz San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, People leaving the city - NARA - 522958.jpg -- Public domain, George W. Haley San Francisco 1906 earthquake Panoramic View.jpg -- Public domain, Lester C. Guernsey 1906 San Francisco earthquake aftermath panorama.jpg -- Public domain, George Raymond Lawrence Camp in Golden Gate Park Under Military Control After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.jpg -- Public domain, Committee Papers of the Senate Committee on Printing of the 2 men and a woman cooking on the street after the San Francisco earthquake and fire LCCN2002706232.jpg -- Public domain, Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congres San Francisco 1906 earthquake shacks Presidio.jpg -- CC BY 4.0, Elena.laps Surviving San Francisco earthquake shack on Bocana street.jpg -- CC BY 4.0, Elena.laps San Francisco in ruin edit2.jpg -- Public domain, George R. Lawrence (1869-1938), George R. Lawrence Co. Camping in Jefferson Square LCCN2003668286.jpg -- Public domain, Pillsbury Picture Co., copyright claimant B. F. Brisac - post SF Earthquake and Fire 1906.jpg -- CC BY-SA 4.0, Swarren16 1906 SF earthquake Wells Fargo ledgers WFHM SF.JPG -- CC BY-SA 3.0, BrokenSphere 1906 Immediate Aftermath.jpg -- CC BY-SA 4.0, Gvf05 Panorama of San Francisco disaster LCCN2007660415.jpg -- Public domain Archival footage from Wikimedia Commons: San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (April 18, 1906); Exploded gas tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels Bld'g (Thomas A. Edison, Inc.); A Trip down Market Street (Miles Brothers) -- public domain, Library of Congress. Script researched and written from the sources above; narration voiced with text-to-speech. #1906sanfranciscoearthquake #sanfranciscoearthquake #worlddisastersdaily