The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
Like many earthquakes, the earthquake that shook San Francisco on April 18, 1906, lasted a short time – only 45 seconds. Although it was less than a minute of heart-racing panic, what followed would be much worse. For three full days, fires ravaged the city and around 3,000 lost their lives. An additional 200,000 people lost their homes, and damages cost the city about $400,000, a lot of money back then.
The San Francisco Earthquake 1906
The Nevados Huascaran Avalanche, 1970
The natural disasters that cause the greatest damage are earthquakes. But one of the overlooked bi-products of some earthquakes is an avalanche. In 1970, the Nevados Huascaran avalanche roared down Mount Huascaran in Peru, sweeping up 20,000 lives in a matter of minutes. Only two foreign citizens died that day. Both Czechoslovakian climbers’ bodies were never recovered.
The Nevados Huascaran Avalanche, 1970
