But there was a hasty effort following the event to reduce its negative publicity impact by controlling how and what information was disseminated. Of the 400,000 residents of the city, over half were homeless. The ferocious shaking knocked out most gas and water lines, which created a perfect three-day storm of fires with hardly any water to extinguish them.

The shock waves are estimated to have been as high as a magnitude 8.3. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was regarded as the greatest American natural disaster for nearly a century, until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Nearly forty years later, the quake of 1906 wiped out much of San Francisco, but California still kept the danger under wraps: insisting that it was a one-time occurrence and assuring the public that it had nothing to worry about.Īnyone with an interest in business in the city, from real estate barons to merchants and the media, launched campaigns downplaying the damage and asserting that San Francisco was safe for investment. BizFed/Optimum Seismic Resilience Seminar, March 19.BizFed/Optimum Seismic Resilience Seminar, May 30.BizFed/Optimum Seismic Resilience Seminar, August 8.

Santa Monica Business Resilience Forum Aug 6th, 19.

Creating a Safer LA County- Culver City 9/11/19.

Creating A Safer LA County- Torrance Edition 09/25/19.

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Creating A Safer LA County-South Pasadena.

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