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Ruins of San Francisco, from the Site of the Mechanics' Pavilion, San Francisco, California.
舊金山在1906年大地震之後的景象

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舊金山大地震
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什麼事會讓你一大早就驚醒?是鬧鐘響了?是父母親叫你起床?地震會不會把你嚇醒呢?西元1906年月18日早上512分,舊金山居民就被地震叫醒了。許多建築物因為這場規模8.3級的地震而倒塌,但是摧毀這個城市的原因並不只有搖晃的地面而已。

What wakes you up in the morning? An alarm clock? Your parents? What about an earthquake? That's what woke up the city of San Francisco at 5:12 a.m. on April 18,1906. The 8.3 magnitude earthquake collapsed many buildings, but it wasn't just the shaking ground that nearly destroyed the city.
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