San Francisco city leaders, historians, and community members woke up early Thursday morning to commemorate 118 years since a massive earthquake and fire destroyed much of the city in 1906.

The San Francisco Morning Call building on Market Street burns from the top down, following the massive earthquake that nearly decimated the city on April 18, 1906.

Community San Francisco ‘rises from the ashes’ again at 1906 earthquake commemoration by Abigail Vân Neely April 18, 2025, 6:45 am ...

When the 1906 earthquake struck San Francisco, amateur photographer Louis P. Selby took to the streets with his camera.

One of the last three known remaining survivors of the catastrophic 1906 earthquake in San Francisco attended a special dinner Wednesday on the eve of the 107th anniversary of the disaster.

Rare photos show San Francisco days before 1906 earthquake Photographer’s collection gives a glimpse of city streets just prior to infamous disaster By Adam Brinklow Dec 20, 2017, 2:31pm PST ...

Rare vernacular photo of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Showing Market Street, looking east, with the Ferry Building in the distance.

When the Great Earthquake hit San Francisco in 1906, 3-month-old William Del Monte's family fled the city on a horse-drawn cart. Del Monte was the last known survivor of the 7.8-magnitude quake ...

On April 18, 1906, an earthquake shook San Francisco, igniting a fire that lasted for three days. With the advancement of personal cameras, the earthquake became one of the most photographed ...

San Francisco feels its fair share of tremors, but it’s been well over a century since the city experienced anything as dramatic as the destruction of the 1906 earthquake.