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The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on April 18, with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9. Devastating fires soon broke out in San Francisco and lasted for several days. More than 3,000 people died, and over 80 percent of the city was destroyed. The events are remembered as one of the worst and deadliest earthquakes in the history of the United States. This photograph depicts the aftermath of the earthquake around Post Street and Grant Avenue.Photograph credit: H. D. Chadwick; restored by Yann Forget