Potres u San Franciscu 1906.

Potres u San Franciscu 1906. bio je snažan potres koji je pogodio San Francisco i obalu Sjeverne Kalifornije u 5:12 18. aprila 1906.^[1] Najšire prihvaćena procjena magnitude potresa je 7,9 M_w^[2], ali iznose se i druge vrijednosti, od 7,7 pa čak do 8,25.^[3] Glavni epicentar bio je na moru, oko 3,2 km od grada. Potres se osjetio od Oregona do Los Angelesa i sve do centralne Nevade.^[4] Potres i požar koji je uslijedio pamte se kao jedna od najvećih prirodnih katastrofa u historiji SAD-a^[5] uz uragan u Galvestonu 1900. i uragan Katrina 2005. Procjenjuje se da je od potresa i požara stradalo preko 3.000 ljudi^[6] i to predstavlja najsmrtonosniju prirodnu katastrofu u historiji Kalifornije.

Potres u San Franciscu 1906.

Datum	18. april 1906.
Vrijeme početka	5:12
Magnituda	7,8 Mw
Dubina	8 km
Lokacija epicentra	37.75°N 122.55°W / 37.75; -122.55
Pogođene zemlje/oblasti	SAD (Zaljevska oblast San Franciska)
Cunami	da
Žrtve	>3000 (procijenjeno na 3425)

Ulica Stockton gledano s trga Union; pogled prema ulici Market.

Čuvena fotografija Arnolda Genthea: pogled na požar niz ulicu Sacramento

Panorame

San Francisco u plamenu 1906.

Požar u San Franciscu

Povezano

• Arnold Genthe i George R. Lawrence, fotografi potresa
• Komitet pedesetorice (1906)
• Lista potresa u SAD

Reference

1. USGS – The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
2. Gdje mogu saznati više o potresu 1906?, Seizmološka laboratorija Berkeley.
3. Potres 1906: Kolika je bila magnituda? Arhivirano 2006-09-26 na Wayback Machine-u USGS Earthquake Hazards Program – Northern California; pristupljeno 19. 9. 2006.
4. Christine Gibson Arhivirano 2010-12-05 na Wayback Machine-u "Our 10 Greatest Natural Disasters," American Heritage, aug/sept. 2006.
5. John Dvorak Arhivirano 2008-07-25 na Wayback Machine-u "San Francisco Then and Now," American Heritage, april/maj 2006.
6. Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake April 18-23, 1906 Arhivirano 2016-03-03 na Wayback Machine-u, The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco

Literatura

• Double Cone Quarterly, Fall Equinox, svezak VII, br. 3 (2004).
• American Society of Civil Engineers (1907). Transactions. Paper No. 1056. The Effects Of The San Francisco Earthquake of April 18th, 1906, on Engineering Constructions: Reports Of A General Committee And Of Six Special Committees Of The San Francisco Association Of Members Of The American Society Of Civil Engineers. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Greely, Adolphus W. (1906). Earthquake in California, April 18, 1906. Special Report On The Relief Operations Conducted By The Military Authorities. Washington: Government Printing Office. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Gilbert, Grove Karl; Richard Lewis Humphrey, John Stephen Sewell and Frank Soule (1907). The San Francisco Earthquake And Fire of April 18th, 1906 And Their Effects On Structures And Structural Materials. Washington: Government Printing Office. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• The San Francisco Earthquake And Fire: A Presentation of Facts And Resulting. New York: The Roebling Construction Company. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Jordan, David Starr; John Casper Branner, Charles Derleth, Jr., Stephen Taber, F. Omari, Harold W. Fairbanks, Mary Hunter Austin (1907). The California Earthquake of 1906. San Francisco: A. M. Robertson. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Mining And Scientific Press; T. A. Rickard, G. K. Gilbert, S. B. Christy (and others) (1907). After Earthquake And Fire: A Reprint Of The Articles And Editorial Comment Appearing In The Mining And Scientific Press. San Francisco: Mining And Scientific Press. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Russell Sage Foundation; Charles J. O'Connor, Francis H. McLean, Helen Swett Artieda, James Marvin Motley, Jessica Peixotto, Mary Roberts Coolidge (1907). San Francisco Relief Survey: The Organization And Methods Of Relief Used After The Earthquake And Fire Of April 18, 1906. Survey Associates, Inc. (New York), Wm. F. Fell Co. (Philadelphia). Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Schussler, Hermann (1907). The Water Supply Of San Francisco, California Before, During And After The Earthquake of April 18, 1906 And The Subsequent Conflagration. New York: Martin B. Brown Press. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Tyler, Sydney; Harry Fielding Reid (1908). The California Earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report Of The State Earthquake Investigation Commission, Volumes I and II. Washington, D.C.: The Carnegie Institution of Washington.
• Wald D. J, Kanamori, Hiroo, Helmberger, D.V. and Heaton, T. H, Source study of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Arhivirano 2009-01-09 na Wayback Machine-u, bilten Američkog seizmološkog društva, sv. 83, br. 4, str. 981-1019, august 1993.
• Winchester, Simon, A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906, "HarperCollins Publishers", New York, 2005. ISBN 0-06-057199-3

Savremeni izvori o katastrofi

• Aitken, Frank W.; Edward Hilton (1906). A History Of The Earthquake And Fire In San Francisco. San Francisco: The Edward Hilton Co.. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Banks, Charles Eugene; Opie Percival Read (1906). The History Of The San Francisco Disaster And Mount Vesuvius Horror. C. E. Thomas. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Givens, John David; Opie Percival Read (1906). San Francisco In Ruins: A Pictorial History. San Francisco: Leon C. Osteyee. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Keeler, Charles (1906). San Francisco Through Earthquake And Fire. San Francisco: Paul Elder And Company. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Morris, Charles (1906). The San Francisco Calamity By Earthquake And Fire. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• Tyler, Sydney; Ralph Stockman Tarr (1908). San Francisco's Great Disaster. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler Co.. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.
• White, Trumbull; Richard Linthicum (1906). Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror. Pristupljeno 15. 8. 2009.

Vanjske veze

Potres u San Franciscu 1906. na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

• Članak iz 2010. s izvrsnim fotografijama Arhivirano 2012-03-18 na Wayback Machine-u
• Zemljotres i požar 1906, Nacionalne arhive
• Zemljotres u San Francisku Arhivirano 2011-06-29 na Archive.is-u originalni izvještaji Timesa
• Geološka tura zemljotresa u San Francisku, 100 godina kasnije, Američki geološki institut
• Zemljotres u San Francisku Arhivirano 2012-07-22 na Wayback Machine-u - web stranica s informacijama za studente.
• Veliki zemljotres i požar 1906. na stranici Muzeja San Franciska
• Mapa razorene oblasti i linkovi na fotografije Arhivirano 2013-01-25 na Wayback Machine-u
• Kolekcija Idit Irvajn: Fotografije zemljotresa u San Francisku 1906.
• Zemljotres 1906. u Palo Altu Arhivirano 2012-04-22 na Wayback Machine-u