A look back at the 1906 S.F. quake

April 17, 2006, 6:34pm PDT | Length: 00:02:36
When the 1906 quake hit Northern California, author Jack London covered the damage for a magazine. The quake killed untold numbers, but it also gave rise to modern seismology in America. Here's the story with London's photos courtesy of the California Historical Society.
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