The devastation to San Francisco caused by the 1906 earthquake that struck the region on April 18 has been well-documented over the past 118 years. The 7.9-magnitude quake caused over 3,000 deaths and the loss of more than half the city’s buildings from fires that burned out of control for days due to ruptured gas and water mains. But how did Palo Alto, just 30 miles down the Peninsula, fare in the massive quake?
