Jack Boatwright
Jack Boatwright
almost damage frame masonry slight
Almost all the chimneys were down. There was substantial damage to masonry buildings, some collapses, and there was some slight damage to frame buildings.
appear event happy looks nailed quite safe time
I don't think we quite have it nailed down, but it would appear the recurrence time for the 1906 event is 200 years. So, it looks like we are safe for a while from a recurrence. I'm pretty happy about that fact.
area bay events inhabited people plenty risk smaller spread turn
We are better off than the people were in the Bay Area at the turn of the (20th) century. But, there is plenty of risk spread around for smaller events in inhabited areas.